{"product_id":"kysl027","title":"\"WINDINGS\"\/\"MESSAGE\" SCULPTURE","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"black-text-01\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter leaving Arabia due to injury, Kyllikki Salmenhaara continued to work from the school workshop while engaging in teaching and research at the School of Arts and Design and the University of Art and Design Helsinki. Although she had already pursued a wide range of research and practice in ceramics during her years at Arabia, her later work developed into an even deeper and broader exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one such example: a work from \u003ci\u003eWINDINGS \/ MESSAGE\u003c\/i\u003e, an object series presented in 1979, during the later years of Salmenhaara’s career after more than four decades of research and work in ceramics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is made from a material combining red clay with paper fibers and chamotte, formed into sheet-like sections on cloth and then bent into three-dimensional form. The weave of the cloth and the particles of the clay remain visible on the surface, allowing the texture of the material itself to emerge as part of the form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoving away from ceramics as vessels, this work presents the structure and movement of clay itself as sculptural expression. It can be seen both as a culmination of her long years of material research and as a message to the next generation of ceramic artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStamped “KS”.\u003cbr\u003e* In good condition with no noticeable damage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"black-text-01\" style=\"margin-top:48px;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKYLLIKKI SALMENHAARA｜1915–1981｜FINLAND\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eKyllikki Salmenhaara is one of the most distinguished ceramists of 20th-century Finnish pottery, who elevated exceptional wheel-throwing skills to the realm of art. Throughout her life, she dedicated herself to the study and education of ceramics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eFrom 1938, she majored in ceramics under Elsa Elenius at the Central School of Arts and Crafts. Even during her studies, she demonstrated her talent early on by winning top prizes in school contests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eAfter graduation, she worked as a glass designer at Kauklahti Glassworks for three years. In 1946, she studied glaze research at Saxbo in Denmark, where she was mentored by Nathalie Krebs, known as a glaze chemist. The experience gained in glaze research here became the foundation for the unique glaze expressions seen in her later works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eSubsequently, after working at Sakari Vapaavuori's studio, she joined Arabia in 1947. Initially, she worked as an assistant to Olga Osol, head of the applied arts department, but transferred to the art department in 1950 and remained there until 1961. While conducting research on the composition of ceramic clays and glazes, and firing techniques, she created works characterized by glaze expressions that highlight material textures and powerful forms made on the wheel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eHer stay in the United States in 1956, where she was exposed to the burgeoning studio ceramics movement, is believed to have led to her subsequent free and powerful expressive forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eHer work also received high international acclaim, winning a silver medal in 1951, an honorable mention in 1954, a Grand Prix in 1957, and a gold medal in 1960 at the Milan Triennale, receiving awards at every exhibition she participated in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eShe left Arabia after an accident during production, when she injured her finger on a sharp object mixed in with the clay, and from 1961, she became involved in ceramics education at a university in Taiwan. From 1963 until her death in 1981, she worked as an educator and researcher at the School of Art and Design and the University of Art and Design Helsinki.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eIn 1974, she published her book \"Keramiikka,\" which summarized her years of research and experience. This book, which systematically compiled information on ceramic materials, wheel-throwing techniques, clay and glaze formulations, and firing, had a significant impact on ceramics education and research in Finland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eThrough her works, research, and educational activities, Salmenhaara left a significant mark on 20th-century Finnish ceramics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"KYLLIKKI SALMENHAARA","offers":[{"title":"BROWN \/ KYSL027","offer_id":49425620304112,"sku":null,"price":275000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/5761\/8160\/files\/KYSL027_1.jpg?v=1774337724","url":"https:\/\/elephant-life.com\/en\/products\/kysl027","provider":"ELEPHANT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}