EBO CERAMIC
Monument series

The Monument series is the result of two converging influences, an interest in architecture and the built environment and a love of science fiction. The vessels are constructed using a slab-building technique. The clay body has been fired and is usually left unglazed to enhance the vessel's texture and illuminate its material quality. The vessels are glazed on the inside to maintain a level of functionality.
This body of work sees the introduction of rhythmic, organic elements that become motifs that appear in contrast to the overall static, monolithic forms but result in overall playful quality.

Erez Ben-Or is a ceramic artist who was born in Israel and has been based in Sydney for the past 25 years. In 2007, he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art (first-class honors) from the National Art School, Sydney.

It is the textures, forms, rhythms and materials of architecture, specifically Brutalism that influences and shapes his work and practice. The term Brutalism originates from the use of raw concrete "Béton brut" by famous architect Le Corbusier.
It is the imposing, geometric nature of Brutalist buildings and their graphic quality that Erez finds inspiration as an artist with a background working in graphic design.

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