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Sakura TRP23009, NL

Creator: Maarten Vrolijk
Offered by: Todd Merrill Studio

Description
Amsterdam-based artist and designer Maarten Vrolijk believes that art should make people’s everyday lives more beautiful through the many little details that evoke the unexpected. While strongly influenced by the natural world, Vrolijk is not on a quest to expose an imitation of the “real” world, but rather, is on an exploration of the simple, unequivocal, and often overlooked aspects: color, form, delicacy, and strength that provide a map to the fascinations we gravitate to when experiencing the world around us.

His bombastic ceramic vessels have a distinct aliveness as a result of Vrolijk’s mastery of impulse and intuition. Heavily scored and expressively painted, each has a particular personality that is, at once, playful and defiant. His greatest success is the organic nature that he maintains throughout each work. Each form has an eccentricity achievable only by the hand of the artist. The otherworldly plant-like protrusions seemingly attaching themselves to or growing out of the ceramic vases, give way to an energetic rapture.

Vrolijk’s large-scale vessels have been collected and exhibited in several renowned international museums including the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the Museum of Modern Art, New York and the Groninger Museum. Todd Merrill Studio is pleased to be the exclusive representative for Vrolijk’s work in the Americas.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Netherlands
Period:	New
Materials:	glass
Condition:	New.
Creation Date:	2023
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Contemporary
Patterns:	Contemporary/Modern
Dealer Reference #:	TMSC366260
Incollect Reference #:	662066

Dimensions

H.	14.17 in;	Diam.	10.63 in;
H.	36 cm;	Diam.	27 cm;

Message from Seller:

Todd Merrill Studio, located at 80 Lafayette St., New York City, NY 10013, represents an international group of artists specializing in unique, groundbreaking works of collectible design that blend contemporary art, fine craft, and innovation. For inquiries, please contact us at 212.673.0531 or email info@toddmerrillstudio.com.