Diana Butucariu: Templum, 2016-2022
Templum comprises a series of decorative sculptures that through their form recreate the inner meaning that the word temple conjures. The design objects, viewed as spiritual architecture and containers of some specific feelings, define the artistic ethos of the ceramicist. Viewed from a perspective of cultural and religious differences that can be found in a community, the pieces are a reaction to the living conditions of an adoptive space.
The created volumes, standing on three, four or more legs, are ordered like for a march aimed at retrieving their self-image. Taken individually, they seem like static objects belonging to another time, where dramatically contorted shapes start to find a balance. This tumult of shapes is a summary of the road taken by the artist to explore and internalize the feeling of existing in the world like a temple, a symbol of human diversity.
Captions
- Templum IV front view, 2016, stoneware, 60x40x40 cm, Diana Butucariu
- Templum IV back view, 2016, stoneware, 60x40x40 cm, Diana Butucariu
- Templum III top view, 2016, stoneware and glazes, 75x40x40cm, Diana Butucariu
- Templum III, 2016, stoneware and glazes, 75x40x40cm, Diana Butucariu
- Templum group, 2016, stoneware and glazes, 30x40x40 cm – 95x35x45 cm, Diana Butucariu
- Templum II, 2016, stoneware, 45x30x30 cm, Diana Butucariu
- Templum II and VI, 2016, stoneware, 45x30x30 cm – 60x40x48 cm, Diana Butucariu
- Dark Blue Templum – details, 2020, stoneware and engobes, 135x40x45 cm, Diana Butucariu
- Dark Blue Templum front view, 2020, stoneware and engobes, 135x40x45 cm, Diana Butucariu
- Dark Blue Templum side view, 2020, stoneware and engobes, 135x40x45 cm, Diana Butucariu
- Standing, 2022, stoneware, 140x45x45 cm, Diana Butucariu
- Standing – details, 2022, stoneware, 140x45x45 cm, Diana Butucariu
