‘Winter Day In Marievik’ A Unique Ceramic Sculpture, Pekka Paikkari, 2023

”Winter Day In Marievik” is an impressive ceramic wall sculpture made by Pekka Paikkari in 2023. This extraordinary piece of art features a unique hand crafted ceramic design layed on a wooden board, displaying the artists own interpertation of a winter´s day. Pekka’s abstract approach leaves space for imagination, and his natural work process creates a beautiful analogy for the passing of time.

The back of the board features yet antoher drawn interpertation (sketch) of the same theme. The art piece is in pristine condition and was acquired straight from the artist himself. The piece is signed “Pekka Paikkari 2023”.

Pekka’s primary material of use is clay. In his own words, he was always fascinated by the way that ice cracks, and using clay gave him an opportunity to replicate that effect. In the production process of his sculptures, the clay is beaten, hit, shaped and molded by hand and other tools such as sticks and bricks and so on. The newly forming, still incomplete ceramic art piece is then let to sit for a while. The surface of the clay pieces start forming different cracks, which will in a way determine the intended final design. Then the clay is fired in the kiln, which will turn it into ceramics. Pekka describes this as “constructing a never ending story”. Slowly the final shape starts to flow through Pekka´s higher dimenssions and imagination, and the sculpture is completed.
Although the wall sculpture might look fragile to some, that it is not, on the contrary, it’s quite durable, robust and strong.

7x150x130 cm