Boyan Moskov, Untitled Large Stoneware Art Pottery Sculptural Vessel

Boyan Moskov was born in Bulgaria, where he started his career as an artist at a young age. His major influences are the ancient pottery of Greece and Eastern Europe, as well as African art and Swedish design. He worked in Bulgaria and Sweden, where he developed his skills and aesthetic of minimalism, before emigrating to New Hampshire, where he now lives and works.

Ever evolving his styles and imagination, here he used Brutalist and Arts & Crafts influences along with complex, hand-done techniques to make this modern vessel based on ancient Grecian forms. He often uses black clay to create stoneware items which are made for their aesthetic value rather than their utilitarian function. This vessel was wheel-thrown, hand-cut and carved, textured, and reassembled using slip for decoration and to hold the sections together. The color comes from oxides and stain with a manganese glaze for sheen. His reference here is minimalism and monochromatic Modernism. He signed and dated the base, as seen in the last photograph.

This piece has the appearance of a copper storage vessel, found buried and lost for centuries, from some ancient civilization. It is striking, warm, inviting, mysterious, and a sculptural work of art. It feels good in the hand, and will give a special highlight to any room in any décor.