MORTEN LØBNER ESPERSEN (F. 1965). Voluminous and unique vase in multicoloured float glaze, “Bombs”, own workshop, Denmark, 21st century.

Large and unique vase from series of works called “Bombs”. Voluminous body of ceramics covered with layer upon layer of multi-colored glazes, as well as black-glazed interior.

Diametro: 27,5 cm. Height: 25 cm.

Designed and executed by Morten Løbner Espersen in his workshop in Copenhagen, Denmark. Signed on the bottom, dated 2021 and numbered #2380.

Morten Løbner Espersen graduated from École Supérieure des Arts Appliqués, Duperré in Paris and the Danish School of Design in Copenhagen, from which he graduated in 1992. Morten Løbner Espersen has since pursued an international comet career, winning numerous prestigious awards for his combination of technical achievement and artistic ambition. His extraordinary works have been procured by several international museums, including the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) in New York, USA and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, England. In addition to his work as a ceramicist, Morten Løbner Espersen has also taught future generations of potters at educational institutions in Denmark and Sweden, as well as being admitted to the International Academy of Ceramics in Geneva, Switzerland.

About his colourful glazes Morten Løbner Espersen has stated: “The spectrum of the glaze is, quite simply, vast. I can create surfaces ranging from functional and controllable, to boiling meltdowns reminiscent of chaotic volcanic eruptions in a controlled environment. While I master a wide range of colours and textures, I keep trying new chemical combinations, continuing to adjust familiar formulae. Even small changes can pervert the glaze in precisely the way I didn't know I was striving for. My goal is to create rich, complex surfaces — a quivering aesthetic that challenges my own conventions and taboos. I never have a precise image of the final glaze in mind, but every time I empty the kiln I hope to be surprised and see something I've never seen before.“

The above quote comes from the publication Horror Vacui (2012) and can be read in full here: http://espersen.nu/i-am-a-vessel/

Picture No. 2 illustrates the object in a decor.