Krishna Alageswaran

Influenced by architecture and ancient cultures, I hand-build ceramics boxes and sculpture with textured and patterned surfaces. My work also work celebrates the animal Kingdom.

I specialise in hand-building ceramic sculptural forms, with complex, textured and patterned surfaces achieved by applications of layers of slip, oxides and matt glazes through multiple firings. I slab build boxes, towers and vessels, influenced by architecture, ancient cultures and the relationship between the natural and the urban world. The surfaces on the ceramic vessels reference the passing of time on the human landscape. These structures allude to utopian and dystopian worlds created by humans.

I have been fascinated with the animal kingdom since I was a child and I respond by making birds, seals, whales and other animals in clay as well as incorporating bird imagery in my sculptural works. There are subtle imprints of the impact of the man made world on these sculptures. I still enjoy watching animals in nature and the urban environment.

Studio visits

My studio will be open 11am – 5pm for visits on the following days:

Saturday 2nd May
Sunday 3rd May
Monday 4th May
Saturday 9th May
Sunday 10th May

About my studio

It’s a shared studio with my wife who is a painter. We are situated on the high street in Walkley with cafes and refreshments. There are also other studios near us.