Paul Metivier     Bio

I often begin my work with a crude outline of the human head, and allow it to develop intuitively. I invite change in response to the unsettling qualities of the clay where pretext develops as I realize a silhouette and allow it to become its own. The details come from memory: an inventory of features I have seen in others- features that make up the physiognomy of each portrait. Finally, I rely on the surface to conclude each piece. The viscerally carved clay diverts the origins of the material giving each piece its own tale of creation and demise.

I think of objects of having a life outside their intended use and that their patina serves as evidence of that journey.

Anatomy Lesson #1
Earthenware
15 x 19 x 56 inches






Anatomy Lesson #2
Terra Cotta, Rust Patina and Steel
16 x 19 x 56 inches






Henchman
Earthenware with Stains
16.5 x 7 x 5.75 inches

Figurehead ##8
Earthenware with Stains
23 x 8 x 6 inches
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Cluster # 3
Ceramic
12 x 12 x 7 inches
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Diablo
Ceramic
9 X 6 x 3 inches
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Council (12 seperate in series)
Raku/Smoke Fired
Various sizes
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Asylum
Ceramic
24 x 24 x 5 inches






Likeness
Ceramic
13 x11 x 5.5 inches






Keystone
Ceramic
13 x 8 x 8 inches