"Mandarin" ceramic cup by Yang Qiu from the "Fantastic Garden" show, June 2024.
This delightful vessel is based on the shape of a two mandarins, one on top of the other, decorated with multiple tiny faces and lovingly rendered in gradated hues of lilac, green, orange and yellow.
dimensions
height: 9cm (incl. handle)
diameter: 7cm
opening: 5cm
weight: 300g
Nb. this work is handmade and dimensions are approximate.
Handbuilt ceramic cup.
Mid fired clay, underglaze, lustre.
Handmade in Australia.
"Fantastic Garden" was Yang Qiu's first solo show at DEA EAST. It features work made during her residency in Jingdezhen, China, where she drew inspiration whilst exploring the local fruit and vegetable markets.
See Yang's other cups from this show, as well as our full range of work by Yang Qiu.
Yang Qiu is a prolific interdisciplinary artist based in Sydney, Australia.
Informed by her background as a pastry chef, her unique approach to ceramic creation, involves transforming local produce, such as corn, eggplants, and mandarins, into functional ceramic sculptures, all while exploring the shapes and surfaces of food in her paintings.
She imbues her work with a sense of whimsy and childlike wonder, often characterising her creations with faces and legs, as though imbuing them with personalities and identities.
Read more about Yang Qiu.