Clara Graziolino
Clara Graziolino (born in Turin, 1975) is an Italian artist who works with clay in sculptures and site specific installations. With a degree in contemporary history from the Turin University and a diploma from the Art and Restoration Institute of Florence, she moved to Madrid to deepen her knowledge of ceramic sculpture. At the ECM Ceramics School, she developed her own vision and her personal approach to the field of contemporary ceramics. Her artworks are unique handmade sculptures, designed and produced with high temperature ceramics, as in the Japanese tradition. Every part of the ceramic process is personally managed by the artist in her studios, with a special care for the surfaces, that she treats with her characteristic process of clay slips and glazes stratification.
The artist examines the versatility of the medium by hand-modeled technique. She creates sequences of the same object in different shapes. The transformation of the material through high-temperature firing allow her to turn these simple and common forms into a poetic act. Inspired by everyday elements, she delivers a unique repertoire to reimagine how embodiment is expressed and perceived.
