"Dancing Pumpkin" ceramic bud vase by Yang Qiu from the "Fantastic Garden" show, June 2024.
Based on the shape of a large pumpkin, this extraordinary vase is bursting with life and movement. Resting on no less than 10 red-shoed legs, the body of the pumpkin is lovingly rendered in subtly gradated oranges and greens, while the top is adorned with a riotous selection of colourful mushrooms. Completing the piece, the stalk of the pumpkin stretches above it all to form the neck of the vase.
dimensions
height: 23cm (incl. legs & stalk)
width: 21cm
depth: 22cm
opening: 4cm
weight: 2.045kg
Handbuilt ceramic vase.
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 vases 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.