Barbara Nanning
1957 Born in Den Hague, The Netherlands
1974-1979 Studied at Gerrit Rietveld Akademie, Amsterdam
1978 Studied at Rieksacademie of Fine Art
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Barbara Nanning

“I want to capture the essence of motion and growth in my creations,” says Barbara Nanning. Her artistically crafted ceramics of sometimes imposing size testify to how masterfully she translates this desire into tangible reality. Some of her more abstract pieces have something in common with snapshots of creative processes, while others seem to display concrete elements from nature or technology. Despite the wide variety of their shapes, they’re all thrown on the potter’s wheel, including the Galaxy objects. The latter are based on thrown clay cylinders around which she winds some rope and, while they’re rotating on the wheel, pushes the clay inside out with her hands in such a manner that the clay forms spherical bulges. Their monochrome, velvety surface is the result of Nanning covering her pieces with a light-absorbing coating composed of sand, pigments and lacquer that she developed herself. Prices range between 1,500 and 8,000 euros.

Object <em>Galaxy</em>. Stoneware, sand, pigment, lacquer, 57 × 54 × 35 cm.
Barbara Nanning Galaxy
Object Galaxy. Stoneware, sand, pigment, lacquer, 57 × 54 × 35 cm.
Object <em>Galaxy</em>. Stoneware, sand, pigment, lacquer.
Barbara Nanning Galaxy
Object Galaxy. Stoneware, sand, pigment, lacquer.
Object <em>Galaxy</em>. Stoneware, sand, pigment, lacquer, 40 × 45 × 50 cm.
Barbara Nanning Galaxy
Object Galaxy. Stoneware, sand, pigment, lacquer, 40 × 45 × 50 cm.
Object <em>Galaxy</em>. Stoneware, sand, pigment, lacquer, 44 × 44 × 29 cm.
Barbara Nanning Galaxy
Object Galaxy. Stoneware, sand, pigment, lacquer, 44 × 44 × 29 cm.
Object <em>Terra</em>. Stoneware, sand, pigment, lacquer, 56 × 56 × 18 cm.
Barbara Nanning Terra
Object Terra. Stoneware, sand, pigment, lacquer, 56 × 56 × 18 cm.
Object <em>Terra</em>. Stoneware, sand, pigment, lacquer.
Barbara Nanning Terra
Object Terra. Stoneware, sand, pigment, lacquer.
Object <em>Terra</em>. Stoneware, sand, pigment, lacquer, 44 × 44 × 21 cm.
Barbara Nanning Terra
Object Terra. Stoneware, sand, pigment, lacquer, 44 × 44 × 21 cm.
Object <em>Terra</em>. Stoneware, sand, pigment, lacquer, 45 × 45 × 13 cm.
Barbara Nanning Terra
Object Terra. Stoneware, sand, pigment, lacquer, 45 × 45 × 13 cm.
Object <em>Terra</em>. Stoneware, sand, pigment, lacquer.
Barbara Nanning Terra
Object Terra. Stoneware, sand, pigment, lacquer.
Object <em>Transmutation</em>. Stoneware, <br> 33 × 18 × 23 cm.
Barbara Nanning Transmutation
Object Transmutation. Stoneware,
33 × 18 × 23 cm.
Object <em>Transmutation</em>. Stoneware, <br> 55 × 45 × 40 cm.
Barbara Nanning Transmutation
Object Transmutation. Stoneware,
55 × 45 × 40 cm.
Object <em>Seres</em>. Stoneware, polyurethane, sand, pigment, laquer.
Barbara Nanning Seres
Object Seres. Stoneware, polyurethane, sand, pigment, laquer.
Object <em>Botanica</em>. Stoneware, sand, pigment, laquer, 80 × 79 × 42 cm.
barbara nanning botanica
Object Botanica. Stoneware, sand, pigment, laquer, 80 × 79 × 42 cm.
Object <em>Botanica</em>. Stoneware, polyurethane, sand, pigment, laquer, 165 × 160 × 45 cm.
Barbara Nanning Botanica
Object Botanica. Stoneware, polyurethane, sand, pigment, laquer, 165 × 160 × 45 cm.
Object <em>Reclining Flower</em>. Ceramic, glazes.
Barbara Nanning Reclining Flower
Object Reclining Flower. Ceramic, glazes.

Represented by

  • Belgium, 

      • Pierre Marie Giraud

        		Gallery/Shop
        Pierre-Marie-Giraud
        Address 7, rue de Praetere
        1050 Brussels, Belgium
        Phone +32 (0) 2 503 0351
        Email info@pierremariegiraud.com
        Website Link
  • USA, 

      • J. Lohmann Gallery

        		Gallery/Shop
        J Lohmann Gallery_New York
        Address P.O. Box 437
        New York, NY 10021
        USA
        Phone + 212-734-1445
        Email info@jlohmanngallery.com
        Times By appointment only
        Website Link