OX, The Seven Burdens, Ceramic bas-relief, Height... Lot 15

OX, The Seven Burdens, Ceramic bas-relief, Height 41cm Width 38cm. The world of ceramics is short of paintings. This one depicts the dawn of a major project to come: the 7 Burdens of Mankind. It is made from a slab of clay. A young artist from Orléans, OX began by drawing and painting at the Beaux-Arts in Rouen, before discovering the art of working with clay. "It's a life's work where you don't count the hours. I still have a lot to learn. I'd like to go to Japan, where they use traditional techniques. You know, there are ceramists who spend their whole lives trying to find the glaze they have in mind", explains OX, who is not about to stop operating his potter's wheel. "We're here to offer an alternative to Ikea and its soulless objects," says the ceramist, whose passion is firmly anchored in his body and whose formula hits the nail on the head. "Isn't pottery the first step man took towards civilization?