the New Pokemon 2020
Black porcelain, handbuilt, carved and oxidation fired combined with cotton crochet
Without title 2022
Cast porcelain, reduction fired, combined with cotton crochet
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Beatrijs van Rheeden
Netherlands
Beatrijs van Rheeden is a Dutch ceramic artist known for her innovative work with porcelain. Born in 1965, she has developed a unique artistic voice that blends minimalism, abstraction, and a fascination with repetitive patterns and structures. Her artistic process is highly intuitive, with her porcelain works often reflecting the purity of form and rhythm. Recently, she has explored combining porcelain with crochet. Beatrijs’ pieces are known for their abstract nature, where the forms do not reference anything beyond themselves, embodying a minimalist ethos rooted in twentieth-century Dutch traditions. Beatrijs has received several prestigious awards, including the European Ceramics Prize in 2009 and the Neue Keramik Prize in 2017. Notable exhibitions at the Icheon Ceramics Museum in Korea, the Fibre Art Textile Biennale in Australia, and multiple shows across Europe. Her work is part of several international collections.