richard sweeny.
Richard Sweeney - Modules. 2010. Slipcast white earthenware (unglazed). A body of sculptural pieces produced using slip-cast ceramic. Modules are cast from plaster moulds, which were taken from facted forms, folded from sheet plastic. Surfaces are made using slip-cast, earthenware slabs, which are manipulated and cut by hand.
SYMBOLISM. The platonic solids.
They are geometrical forms which are said to act as a template from which all life springs. The aesthetic beauty and symmetry of the Platonic solids have made them a favorite subject of geometers for thousands of years. They are named after the ancient Greek philosopher Plato who theorized that the classical elements were constructed from the regular solids. To the Greeks, these solids symbolized fire, earth, air, spirit (or ether) and water. - Pinned by The Mystic's Emporium on Etsy