Congratulations to Andile Dyalvane (@andiledyalvane) who has received a Special Mention at the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022 for the piece 'Cornish Wall'.
Hand-built using red earthenware coils, the vessel has strong textures that reveal the process of making, including torn ceramic slabs and lines brushed on with a handmade bonsai brush. Carrying a beautiful sense of movement, the work pays homage to both African and British pottery, drawing on Xhosa culture from South Africa and its influence on studio pottery through the work of Bernard Leach. Created during a residency in Cornwall in 2019, the work speaks of a changing natural landscape, of eroding riverbed walls in South Africa and the disappearing coastline around St Ives.
The Craft Prize Jury admired the piece's paradoxical combination of both strength and size, and intricate detailing which is crafted using a bonsai brush.
All finalists' work is on display in our exhibition at the @SeoulMuseumOfCraftArt from 1 July until 31 July, and in our digital exhibition at craftprizeexhibition.loewe.com
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The LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2022 has been awarded to Dahye Jeong for the piece 'A time of Sincerity'.
Delicate yet solid, the basket is woven out of thin horsehair to create a flexible geometric design that transposes a 500-year-old hat-making technique and combines it with an ancient earthenware form. Exploiting the natural elasticity of the horsehair fibre, it has been threaded onto a needle and woven into loops to create a work that expresses both the robustness and the beauty of life.
The Craft Prize Jury celebrated Jeong’s dedication to reviving and updating the tradition, one of the key aims of the Craft Prize, as well as the delicate perfection, transparency and lightness of the work.
The winning entry and the rest of the finalists' work is on display in our exhibition at the @SeoulMuseumOfCraftArt from 1 July until 31 July, and in our digital exhibition at craftprizeexhibition.loewe.com
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