Studio Visit | Bouke de Vries
New York Times T: Magazine we were asked to visit the studio of Bouke de Vries, a Dutch ceramicist who sees the beauty in an object's imperfections; “When you work with broken things, you get to see them in a different way than when they’re perfect.” This studio visit gives an insight into the mind and work of the artist and captures a fragment of Bouke de Vries.
Bouke de Vries studied at the Design Academy Eindhoven, and Central St Martin’s, London. After working with John Galliano, Stephen Jones and Zandra Rhodes, he switched careers and studied ceramics conservation and restoration at West Dean College. Every day in his practice as a private conservator he was faced with issues and contradictions around perfection and worth:
‘The Venus de Milo’ is venerated despite losing her arms, but when a Meissen muse loses a finger she is rendered virtually worthless.’
Represented by Galerie Ron Mandos