Grant Levy-Lucero
Opium
Ceramic earthenware
48.3 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm
19 x 10 x 10 in
19 x 10 x 10 in
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Grant Levy-Lucero sees ancient Greek and Roman pots as a blueprint. The textbook definition of art. His own ceramics take these as a starting point. They’re witty, and laden with...
Grant Levy-Lucero sees ancient Greek and Roman pots as a blueprint. The textbook definition of art. His own ceramics take these as a starting point. They’re witty, and laden with American &luxury logos. Bounty, Cookie Crisp, Coco Chanel, La Mer, Yves Saint Laurent, all feature.
To create them, the artist uses a traditional coiling technique. This is where you roll out long, snake-like shapes of clay, and then layer them on top of each other to make a vase. After, he adds imagery in bright gloss paint, drawing attention to the bumpy surfaces of the clay. Deliberately naive, the pots also nod to old cartoons from the Looney Tunes empire.
Levy-Lucero wants his art to connect with people. “It doesn’t matter if you’re a child or a hundred years old – there’s something that I want people to interact with”. In line with this ethos, he even adapts his art depending on where it’s being shown.For Bergdorf Goodman, for example, he took inspiration from beauty and luxury brands as a source of inspiration. That way, people who came to see the show could relate to brands they see in the store. Fun, thoughtful and charming, Levy-Lucero’s pots share modern myths of their own.
To create them, the artist uses a traditional coiling technique. This is where you roll out long, snake-like shapes of clay, and then layer them on top of each other to make a vase. After, he adds imagery in bright gloss paint, drawing attention to the bumpy surfaces of the clay. Deliberately naive, the pots also nod to old cartoons from the Looney Tunes empire.
Levy-Lucero wants his art to connect with people. “It doesn’t matter if you’re a child or a hundred years old – there’s something that I want people to interact with”. In line with this ethos, he even adapts his art depending on where it’s being shown.For Bergdorf Goodman, for example, he took inspiration from beauty and luxury brands as a source of inspiration. That way, people who came to see the show could relate to brands they see in the store. Fun, thoughtful and charming, Levy-Lucero’s pots share modern myths of their own.