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Clementina van der Walt

Colour and Texture in Ceramics

Born in Johannesburg in 1952, Clementina van der Walt is a well-known South African studio potter who has in the past three decades lectured, run a production studio and held many one-person exhibitions. Her work is represented in several South African national collections. She has participated in major shows abroad including 3 consecutive years at Ceramic Art London, Sydney Myers Award Show(Australia) in 2006, and SOFA New York 2007.
"I am interested in the search for meaning and the expression of meaning in everyday items used for both utilitarian and ritual purposes. I am inspired philosophically by mystical traditions, also poetry and music. Visually, the African urban and rural landscapes provide a source of pattern, texture and colour which I apply in my ceramic work."