Elke Sada
1965 Born in Dettelbach
1987 Chemistry technician
2003 Bachelor of Arts in 3D-Design Ceramics, Bath Spa University, Bath
2005 Master of Arts in Ceramics & Glass, Royal College of Art, London
since 2014 Studio in Leipzig
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Elke Sada

Paintings, happenstance and playful experimentation with the material, interspersed by freestyle choreography to the sounds of inspiration. “This can lead in the most diverse directions,” says Elke Sada, who’s unperturbed by this. The surfaces of her Capriccio vessels are created from – irreproducible – paintings quiescently eternalized in poured clay plates, pieces of which she combines to form vibrant, cheerfully colored and perfectly functional vessels. “A tango in explosively colorful attire” is how she refers to the dialog with the material from which she crafts her Hallstattpieces. But when she builds her Nests, she transmutes clay into delicate, transparent, almost weightless, life-affirming yet at the same time thought-provoking entities. Elke Sada is a ceramist who takes up the challenge of revealing the versatility of her beloved material with passion while always trying to explore new paths.

<em>Vanellus vanellus</em>, vase from the <em>Hallstattpiece</em> series, 2018. Terra Nigra clay, coloured slips, glaze, photo Christoph Kremtz.
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Vanellus vanellus, vase from the Hallstattpiece series, 2018. Terra Nigra clay, coloured slips, glaze, photo Christoph Kremtz.
<em>Carduelis chloris</em>, vase from the <em>Hallstattpiece</em> series, 2017. Terra Nigra clay, coloured slips, glaze, photo Christoph Kremtz.
Elke Sada, Ceramic Art, Art Aurea
Carduelis chloris, vase from the Hallstattpiece series, 2017. Terra Nigra clay, coloured slips, glaze, photo Christoph Kremtz.
<em>Carduelis chloris</em>, vase from the <em>Hallstattpiece</em> series, detail, 2017. Terra Nigra clay, coloured slips, glaze, photo Christoph Kremtz.
Elke Sada, Ceramic Art, Art Aurea
Carduelis chloris, vase from the Hallstattpiece series, detail, 2017. Terra Nigra clay, coloured slips, glaze, photo Christoph Kremtz.
<em>Turtur</em>, vase from the <em>Hallstattpiece</em> series, 2020. Porcelaine, Terra Nigra clay, coloured slips, glaze, photo Christoph Kremtz.
Elke Sada, Ceramic Art, Art Aurea
Turtur, vase from the Hallstattpiece series, 2020. Porcelaine, Terra Nigra clay, coloured slips, glaze, photo Christoph Kremtz.
<em>Untitled</em>, object from the <em>Hallstattpiece</em> series, 2018. Terra Nigra clay, coloured slips, glaze, photo Christoph Kremtz.
Elke Sada, Ceramic Art, Art Aurea
Untitled, object from the Hallstattpiece series, 2018. Terra Nigra clay, coloured slips, glaze, photo Christoph Kremtz.
<em>Untitled</em>, object from the <em>Hallstattpiece</em> series, 2018. Terra Nigra clay, coloured slips, glaze, photo Christoph Kremtz.
Elke Sada, Ceramic Art, Art Aurea
Untitled, object from the Hallstattpiece series, 2018. Terra Nigra clay, coloured slips, glaze, photo Christoph Kremtz.
<em>Jardin II</em>, object from the <em>Nest</em> series, 2014. White earthenware, coloured slips, glaze, photo Christoph Kremtz.
Elke Sada, Ceramic Art, Art Aurea
Jardin II, object from the Nest series, 2014. White earthenware, coloured slips, glaze, photo Christoph Kremtz.
<em>mind-map</em>, object from the <em>Nest</em> series, 2016. White earthenware, coloured slips, glaze, photo Christoph Kremtz.
Elke Sada, Ceramic Art, Art Aurea
mind-map, object from the Nest series, 2016. White earthenware, coloured slips, glaze, photo Christoph Kremtz.
<em>Extension</em>, object from the <em>Nest</em> series, 2018. Terra Nigra clay, white earthenware, coloured slips, glaze, photo Christoph Kremtz.
Elke Sada, Ceramic Art, Art Aurea
Extension, object from the Nest series, 2018. Terra Nigra clay, white earthenware, coloured slips, glaze, photo Christoph Kremtz.
<em>Extension</em>, object from the <em>Nest</em> series, 2018. White earthenware, coloured slips, glaze, photo Christoph Kremtz.
Elke Sada, Ceramic Art, Art Aurea
Extension, object from the Nest series, 2018. White earthenware, coloured slips, glaze, photo Christoph Kremtz.
<em>Capriccio</em> vase, 2019. White earthenware, coloured slips, glaze, photo Christoph Kremtz.
Elke Sada, Ceramic Art, Art Aurea
Capriccio vase, 2019. White earthenware, coloured slips, glaze, photo Christoph Kremtz.
<em>Capriccio</em> vases, 2019. White earthenware, coloured slips, glaze, photo Christoph Kremtz.
Elke Sada, Ceramic Art, Art Aurea
Capriccio vases, 2019. White earthenware, coloured slips, glaze, photo Christoph Kremtz.
<em>Capriccio</em> XL-bowl. White earthenware, coloured slips, glaze, 31 x 31 x 15 cm. Photo Michael Wurzbach.
Elke Sada, Ceramic Art, Art Aurea
Capriccio XL-bowl. White earthenware, coloured slips, glaze, 31 x 31 x 15 cm. Photo Michael Wurzbach.
<em>Capriccio</em> XL-bowl, detail. White earthenware, coloured slips, glaze, 31 x 31 x 15 cm. Photo Michael Wurzbach.
Elke Sada, Ceramic Art, Art Aurea
Capriccio XL-bowl, detail. White earthenware, coloured slips, glaze, 31 x 31 x 15 cm. Photo Michael Wurzbach.

Represented by

  • Belgium

      • Puls Contemporary Ceramics

        		Gallery/Shop
        Puls Gallery
        Address Edelknaapstraat 19 rue du Page (Châtelain)
        B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
        Phone +32 (0)494 83 60 55
        Email mail@pulsceramics.com
        Times Wed–Sat 1–6 pm
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  • France

      • Galerie du Don

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        le-don-du-fel
        Address Le Don du Fel
        12140 Le Fel
        France
        Phone +33 565541515
        Email contact@ledondufel.com
        Times Apr–Sep 10 am–6.30 pm
        Closed weekends 12 am–2 pm

        Oct–Mar 10 am–6 pm
        Closed Sat, Sun mornings
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      • Boon_Room

        		Gallery/Shop
        Boon_Room Paris
        Address 9 Rue de Lesdiguieres
        75004 Paris
        France
        Phone +33 (0)9 67498780
        Email info@boon-room.com
        Times Monday - only by appointment
        Tuesday – Friday 11am – 7pm
        Saturday 12 – 7pm
        Website Link

        Clara Scremini Gallery

        		Gallery/Shop
        Clara-Scremini-Gallery
        Address 99, rue Quincampoix
        75003 Paris, France
        Phone +33 (0)1 48 04 32 42
        Email c.scremini.gallery@wanadoo.fr
        Times Wed–Sat 2–7 pm
        And upon appointment
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  • Germany

      • Zeitkunstgalerie

        		Gallery/Shop
        Zeitkunstgalerie_Halle_ArtAurea
        Address Kleine Marktstraße 4
        06108 Halle (Saale)
        Germany
        Phone +49 (0)345 2 02 47 78
        Email info@zeitkunstgalerie.com
        Times Tuesday-Friday 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m. and 2–6.30 p.m.
        Saturday 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
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      • Keramik Galerie Faita

        		Gallery/Shop
        Keramik-Galerie-Faita
        Address Alte Marktstraße 45
        31785 Hameln
        Germany
        Phone +49 (0)5151 959133
        Email galerie-faita@t-online.de
        Times Monday– Friday 10am-1pm and 3-6pm
        Saturday 10am-4pm
        and by appointment
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      • Galerie für Angewandte Kunst

        		Gallery/Shop
        Bayerischer-Kunstgewerbeverein-Muenchen
        Address Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein
        Pacellistraße 6-8
        80333 Munich
        Germany
        Phone +49 (0)89 29 01 47 0
        Email info@bayerischer-kunstgewerbeverein.de
        Times Mon–Sat 10 am–6 pm

        ART AUREA available
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      • EINFACH schön

        		Gallery/Shop
        einfach schön
        Address Roßtränke 4
        94032 Passau
        Germany
        Phone +49 (0)851 21372980
        Email info(at)einfach-schoen-passau.de
        Times Monday–Friday 10am–6pm
        Saturday 10am–5pm
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  • Netherlands

      • Loes & Reinier

        		Gallery/Shop
        loes-&-reinier
        Address Korte Assenstraat 15
        7411 JP Deventer Overijssel
        Netherlands
        Phone +31 (0) 570 613004
        Times Wed–Fri 11 am–18 pm
        Sat 11 am–17 pm
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  • Sweden

      • ODEMatelier

        		Gallery/Shop
        ODEMatelier_Schweden_ArtAurea
        Address Brahegatan 26
        114 37 Stockholm
        Sweden
        Phone +46 76 319 49 71
        Email cr@odematelier.com
        Times open by appointment
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  • USA

      • Mindy Solomon Gallery

        		Gallery/Shop
        mindy solomon gallery
        Address 172 NW 24th St.
        Miami, FL 33127
        USA
        Phone +1 786-953-6917
        Times Thu–Sat 11 am–5 pm

        Tue–Wed upon Appointment
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