Ute Kathrin Beck
Her inventive ceramic vessels are impressive thanks to the unity and dynamism of form and sculptural ornament. Ute Kathrin Beck avails herself of the freedom to create sculptures that still allude to containers, yet evoke diverse associations through their physicality and imagery. Primordial marine animals are suggested by the three-footed pieces that earned her Baden-Württemberg’s state prize in 2012, while her “Sissi” vases interpret a popular theme in recent culture. This ceramist is clearly inspired by playing with formal and imagistic references and by the dialogue between shimmery inner surfaces and matte exteriors decorated with porcelain slips or metal oxides. Practical containers become cult objects and ornamental pieces which are simultaneously archaic and contemporary. Each creation expresses her distinctive view while inspiring and disconcerting its viewers.
Vita
| 1989 – 92 |
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Study ceramic design, Ceramic Center Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany |
| 1991 |
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Study stay at West Surrey College of Art and Design, Farnham, England |
| 1992 – 94 |
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Architectural ceramics workshop manager |
| 1993 |
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Master certificate, State Award Winner Rheinland Pfalz |
| 1994 – 96 |
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Studies of Interior architecture (Rosenheim College) |
| since 1996 |
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Own ceramic studio |
Exhibitions
| 2012 |
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Glashaus, Villa Waldberta, Feldafing
“GESTALTUNG.KUNST.HANDWERK 2012”, Landesausstellung Kunsthandwerk, Ulmer Museum |
| 2013 |
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Cheongju International Crafts Bienale, Cheongju, Korea
“PAS DE DEUX”, Zeitgenössisches Kunsthandwerk aus Belgien und Baden-Württemberg, RP Karlsruhe |
| 2014 |
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Porzellankunst aus der Republik China (Taiwan) und Baden-Württemberg, RP Karlsruhe
Landesausstellung “GESTALTUNG KUNST HANDWERK” Baden-Württemberg 2014, RP Karlsruhe
Zeitgenössische künstlerische Keramik (Partnerland Finnland), Schloss Ludwigsburg |
| 2015 |
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“Edition 2015”, Keramikmuseum Staufen
“Talents”, Tendence – Messe Frankfurt
Artist in Residence, Yingge Ceramics Museum Taipei, Taiwan |
| 2016 |
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"Behind the Seen", Art Hall Porvoo, Finland
Solo exhibition "Taubenturm", Dießen am Ammersee
Ceramica Multiplex, member of the German exhibition “Keramicon”, Varazdin, Kroatia
“Glas and Art Workshop Exhibition” at LUME Galerie, Aalto Universty, Helsinki, Finnland
“Keramik der Gegenwart – Ceramique actuelle”, Castle of Ludwigsburg
FOCUS:VESSEL – The Vessel in Ceramics and Porcelain, Keramikmuseum Westerwald
Mobilia Galerie, Cambridge MA, USA
“Nah und Fern”‚ art project, Starnberg
Glas and Art Workshop Exhibition at LUME Galerie, Aalto Universty , Helsinki, Finnland
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Awards
| 2012 |
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State award winner “Design Art Craft” Baden Württemberg (Staatspreis) |
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Prize of The City of Ulm |
| 2014 |
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WCC EUNIQUE Award, short listed |
| 2015 |
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Artist ind Residence, Yingge Ceramics Museum, New Taipei City, Taiwan |