francesc burgos
work
May 6 – June 14, 2014
minigama / earthenware with slips / 23x18x10 in.
1. Your last big show at WSG was 2 years ago. Have you had any epiphanies between then and now in your work? Some highlights in development?
During this period I had the opportunity of building a number of large outdoor sculptures for a buddhist congregation in Ann Arbor; they were structures of carbon fiber rods with ceramic or steel connectors. One of them is in the present show.
2. Your work has a history of minimal surface treatment regarding glazes, could you speak to that observation a bit?
I have always felt more confident with form than with surface color and texture, that has often lead me often to work with bare surfaces; on the other hand there are some glazes that fascinate me, haunt me, actually, the crawling, dripping glaze in some pieces in this show is one of them.
chawan tea bowl / stoneware with crawling glaze / 5x5x3.5 in.
3. Could you comment on how you think your training as an architect has influenced the ways you build your pieces?
I often think about architecture, both as monumental form and as inhabited space, and both are often reflected in my sculptural work.
the hidden fortress / stoneware / 9x20x9 in.
4. When someone looks at your work, what are the things you want them to notice?
Going back to the previous question, a form is often generated from within, imagining a poetic space, and then I wish the viewer would picture him/herself inside monumental versions of my small sculptures.
untitled (kubrick) / stoneware with crawling glaze / 12.5×15.5×3 in.
5. What things about your work are important for you as the artist to be aware of, but not imperative for the viewer/collector to notice?
Everything that is relevant for me I wish I could communicate to the viewer; I am aware that it doesn’t always happen.
