Michael Conti:
By
Coralie Glayson
Jai Gallery Curator
This series of clay sculptures are designed by sculptor Michael
Conti. Conti began working three-dimensionally in the 60s and
evolved from a traditional wheel-clay background to using his
own method called “pick-and-stick” breaking away from the creation of traditional vessels and thus embracing fully his desire to
make purely sculptural works.
The forms are described by curator Coralie Claeysen-Gleyzon
as “sonorous; their mouth-like openings give the impression the
sculptures are singing, talking, alive and in movement. Conti’s
sculptures are reminiscent of the conch-shell we used to put to our
ear as a child, just to listen to the sound of the sea it captures…
Magical.
Pure and simple”. For more information about Michael Conti and
to experience his art, please contact Jai Gallery.
www.jaigallery.net