Gallery 1 — MARTINA ZWÖLFER Unikat+Serie

Vases

One of my most varied forms of vases is the „Ovalvase“, which I manufactured between 1991 and 2012. It was initially formed from slabs of clay, only in 2001 did I develop cast porcelain variations. I then designed oval vases in glass, manufactured and handcut in glass works in Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria. All of them are about 33cm high, the smaller version is 2/3, thus about 22cm.

“Cone”, „Soft“ and later the three-leaf Trefoglie vase have been added.

Made of clay, porcelain or glass using different techniques, from traditional handicrafts to the use of advanced computer programs, they show up in numerous series, prototypes and originals over and again in new clothes.

First Wireframe Prototypes - 2/3 marking on 3Ribbon Vase for water level

Wireframe Vases + Ribbon Vase/ around 2005

Wireframe+Ribbon vases, mainly from glass / around 2005

A glass selection/ 2 vases w/ "Battuto" cutting/ around 2005

Graph Pattern Vases/ Limoges porcelain/ 33cm height/ around 2005

Louise, a leaf interpretation of the LV pattern/ around 2005

Oval vase w/ pomegranate 33cm/ a present from then Austrian president Heinz Fischer+his wife Margit to China's president and his wife, HU+Liu Jintao, on occasion of their visit to Austria in 2011.

Mother Goddess Vase for Mother's Day/ around 1996

3 textured Vases w/ polished silver/ around 1992

3 Sided Vases/ hand built stoneware/ about 33cm/ seladon hue, seto yellow, rusty red, black slip/ around 1992

Rubin's Vase, Black Slip and Mishima Vase/ around 1992

Cone Vase w/ banana leaf texture/ around 1995

Cone Vases raw/ different textures+trompe l'oeil/ with slip simulation/ around 1995

Lotusvase/ left unfinished in Wuhan 2014/
about 40cm height — Lotusvase/ left unfinished in Wuhan 2014/ about 40cm height

The Garden of Eden Vase w/ imprints of vulvas and fig leaves

Plant carving 1/ Seladon glaze/ 22cm/ around 2008

Plant carving 2/ Seladon glaze/ 22cm/ around 2008