迈克尔·博罗涅克创作的螺旋形粘土花瓶

Michael Boroniec用他的雕塑陶瓷颠覆了长久以来关于罐子和花瓶的概念，认为它们是有用的容器。2008年，这位艺术家以茶壶为主题，开始创作螺旋图案，此后，茶壶的风格成为他作品的主要主题。Boroniec在他的陶器轮子上制作每一个容器，然后仔细地在仍然柔软的粘土上切割以解构传统的形状。他在Instagram上的一篇文章中描述了这些解构主义背后的意图:这一过程揭示了这个花瓶最罕见的一面。在墙壁内，制造者的标记变得明显，并有助于纹理。由此产生的带状效果，让人联想到车轮。这强调了重力的阻力，允许负空间被解开并成为形体的一部分。Boroniec曾在罗德岛设计学院学习，现在生活和工作在马萨诸塞州的皮茨菲尔德。

Michael Boroniec subverts the age-old conception of pots and vases as useful vessels of containment with his sculptural ceramics. The artist began his spiral motif in 2008 with a focus on teapots, and the style has since become the predominant theme of his body of work. Boroniec forms each vessel on his potter’s wheel, and then carefully slices through the still-soft clay to deconstruct the traditional shape. He describes his intention behind these deconstructions in a recent Instagram post:This process reveals aspects of the vase that most rarely encounter. Within the walls, maker’s marks become evident and contribute to the texture. The resultant ribbon effect, reminiscent of a wheel trimming, lends fragility, elegance, and motion to a medium generally perceived as hard and heavy. This emphasizes a resistance of gravity, allowing negative space to unravel and become part of the form.Boroniec studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and now lives and works in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He is represented by Lyons Wier Gallery, where his work is on view in a group exhibition through April 28, 2018. You can see more of his work on tumblr and Instagram. Mark Cantin and Cat Burt also directed and produced a short film about Boroniec, which you can view below.