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Ceramics

Final: Three Pears - Paul Cezanne

Reflection

My ceramic version of Three Pears did not end up being fired due to a lack of time, but I still learned a lot from the process. I am not too happy with the overall shapes and how the pears are grouped. The pears don't completely match the same colors and contours of the original piece

One challenge was time management, especially with how long the firing process takes. Because the pears were not fired, I was unable to see how my glazing plan would have turned out fully. If I could redo this project, I would plan my time better so I could complete the firing stage. Even without firing, this project helped me better understand form, balance, and hand-building techniques in ceramics.

Plan

For my ceramics final, I planned to recreate Three Pears by Paul Cézanne as a three dimensional ceramic piece. I focused on the simple arrangement of the three pears and how they sit close together while still being separate. I planned to hand-build each pear and shape them slightly unevenly so they would look more natural instead of perfectly identical.

Originally, I planned to fire and glaze the pears using soft greens and yellows similar to the original painting. I also planned to keep some surface texture instead of making them completely smooth. My goal was to turn Cézanne’s still life into a ceramic form while keeping the balance and simplicity of the original artwork.

Background / Why I Chose the Artist

Paul Cézanne was a French Post-Impressionist artist renowned for his still lifes and his emphasis on form and structure over perfect realism. His artwork helped influence modern art by showing how simple objects could be broken down into basic shapes.

I chose Three Pears because it takes an ordinary object and makes it interesting through shape and composition. I liked how the pears are slightly imperfect but still feel balanced. That made Cézanne a good inspiration for a ceramics project. His style encouraged me to focus more on the overall shape instead of small details.