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Boyan Moskov, Untitled Large Stoneware Art Pottery Sculptural Vessel

Creator: Boyan Moskov
Offered by: Robert James Walsh & Company

Description
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.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Notes:	See last photo
Origin:	United States, New Hampshire
Period:	2000-2021
Materials:	Black clay stoneware, hand-thrown and cut, with manganese glaze
Condition:	Good. Neat and clean
Creation Date:	2014
Styles / Movements:	Arts & Crafts, Art Pottery, Minimalist
Patterns:	Abstract, Handmade, Textured
Dealer Reference #:	C-DD21-OX
Incollect Reference #:	487722

Dimensions

H.	15 in;	Diam.	23 in;
H.	38.1 cm;	Diam.	58.42 cm;

Message from Seller:

Robert James Walsh & Company is a thirty-year-old Vermont business dealing in antiques, art, and modernism. Robert Walsh, owner, is also an Accredited Member of Appraisers Association of America, as well as a respected consultant. We have participated in many international trade shows in the US and Canada.

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