Artistic smoke-fired funerary urn
baluster shape with shoulders
medium:
solid bronze, enamel and India ink and straw smoke patina on porcelain.
techniques:
modeling, lost-wax casting, throwing, glazing, polishing, patinas, firing at 2300 degrees.
dimensions:
9.5 inches high x 8 wide x 8 deep.
capacity:
3 liters.
Symbolism:
The fertility of the fish and the regeneration of its schools evoke rebirth and the perpetuation of universal cycles. Imbued with the depth of the waters, it also symbolizes wisdom, a return to one's roots, a plunge into a new life. The crackled enamel bears witness to the passage of life, transcendence, memory, experience; it represents the metamorphic imprint of the transformation of the soul at the heart of matter. The smoke-firing of the urn in the bright flames, animated by atmospheric dynamism, imbues it with a fiery patina illustrating the vital breath that animates, vivifies, and spiritualizes. Symbolically, the sacred purifying fire, of divine origin, is a sign of warmth and light and allows passage into eternity. The alliance of bronze and porcelain evokes unity, strength, and immortality. Through its roundness and receptivity, the shape of this urn evokes fertility and abundance.
