ceramix

lacoste recently collaborated with chinese artist li xiaofeng to design two porcelain polos- one printed for retail(limited to 20,000) and one made with real shards of fragmented porcelain for their 'holiday collector's series. while the print polo was underwhelming, li's other porcelain sculptures are a sight to see:


li acquires bits and pieces of real ming dynasty vases and bowls from archeological digs and sculpts them into hard bodied porcelain figures and garments held together using metal wires. his use of ceramic scraps as a sculpting medium to create texture, volume, shape and patterns is awe inspiring. he basically creates 3d puzzles from scratch using reject pieces that he force fits together. i love that his chinese background resonates strongly in his work. even though his sculpture might be a modern item of clothing like a suit or a dress, the pattern of chinese motifs in the blue and white, no matter how fragmented screams china.

my favourite is the woman in the communist(looking) hat). she looks like she has full on tattoo sleeves and is wearing a skin tight, rib bruising latex dress.