Ute Grossman Stylish decorated ceramics

Ute Grossmann was born in Dresden, Germany in 1960. Having originally studied Chemical Engineering, she gravitated towards the arts with studies in painting and graphics at the  Academy of Fine Arts, Dresden in 1998/1999. On discovering her ceramics, I was not only amazed at the vast body of her work but also the variety of textures, colours and surfaces that she creates. A real textile designers dream in ceramic form : )

Beautiful ranges of pond greens, Ute’s patterns here make me think of frogspawn, underwater plants, cell structures, Klimt, Hundertwasser and Pre-Raphelite masterpieces.

These are definitely inspired by plant structures, sycamore seeds and spiky interlocking thorns.

More non-symmetrical forms with little legs.

In 2003, Ute became a member of the Association of Artists as a freelance ceramicist and her early work also involves using mosaic sculptures in public places. All her ceramic art still displays mosaic aspects, but are now also mixed with raku, which has become a more prominent feature over the last three years. Here’s some more monochrome yet still highly textured forms.

Raku glazes add additional crackles and root structure shapes, with dashes of colour in specific sections of each ceramic.

Mosaic ceramics and Paul Klee style surfaces make me think of Tiffany Lamps and stained glass windows.

These are almost painterly.

This highly decorated pot below was based on Italian floor tiles.

Ute has also created her own fantastical ceramic menagerie, sometimes with people too ! What a great imagination she has.

I love these lazy leaf decorated toads and wordy chameleons.

Highly decorated, quirky and often smile inducing, there’s never a dull moment with Ute’s work around you. What says you Fishink readers ?