School of Art

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School of Art
Aberystwyth University
Buarth Mawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 1NG

Tel: +44 (0)1970 622460

Fax: +44 (0)1970 622461

Email: artschool@aber.ac.uk


Display artist/maker:

Thomas Naethe

Born: 1954, Germany, Berlin

Ceramicist. Naethe studied with Gisela Schliessler at Krösselbach (1973-76) and then trained at the Technical School for Ceramic Design in Höhr-Grenzhausen, Rhineland-Palatinate (1978-81). Since 1982, he has shared a studio with his partner, Rita Ternes, first in Bippen, Lower Saxony, moving to Utzerath, Rhineland-Palatinate, in 1988.

He uses a stoneware body for his work, which is wheel thrown and is often assembled from two or three thrown forms. He uses slip, colouring salts and oxides for decoration with a white felspathic glaze; a monochromatic range of colour tends to dominate. The pieces are gas fired in a reducing atmosphere.

Although the work refers to vessel forms it is essentially sculptural in nature. Formal precision, harmony and clarity are words that are used to describe key qualities in the work. Inspiration is drawn from the tranquil rural environment of the Eifel region in which he lives. Naethe teaches at the University of Cologne.

Objects in the collections associated with this artist/maker

[Conical pot with spout and discs] C1174 Ceramics




 
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