JEAN RIVIER (1915-2017) - Lot 190

JEAN RIVIER (1915-2017) Geometric motifs reminiscent of a printed circuit board Vase on truncated-cone base. Beige glazed ceramic; the title motif engraved before firing, the base treated in black. Signed Jean RIVIER under the base. Height: 25cm Bibliography: Philippe Chambost, Pascal Marziano and Arnaud Serpollet - 1947-2017, 70 ans d'expression céramique française - Éditions Les livres de l'îlot,Neuvic, 2020. Our work reproduced on page 184. JEAN RIVIER (1915-2017) Trained as a watchmaker and jeweler, Jean Rivier discovered ceramics in 1946, first training in Aix-en-Provence before settling in Vallauris, where he worked alongside his partner Juliette Derel. Here, he developed a singular plastic language, based on the exploration of variations in glaze colors - notably blue - and graphic ornamentation, painted or engraved, inspired by the aesthetics of electronic circuits. He then turned his back on his ceramics activity, albeit a recognized one, to pursue his artistic project in Tours, notably in the fields of engraving, illustration and tapestry.