The Space of pottery. Ceramics of Paul Mathieu

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This beautifully filmed program by Richard L. Harrison explores the work, creative process, and philosophical perspective of award-winning ceramist Paul Mathieu, whose multilayered works in porcelain defy conventional boundaries of craft, sculpture, and representation. Different stages of the ceramics-making process are spotlighted as Mathieu creates an intricate stacking dinner service called The Arrows of Time inspired by physicist Stephen Hawking's book A Brief History of Time. Images of numerous other finished pieces-Le Souci de Soi, The Piece Is Not to Be Photographed, and The Mortal Secret of Immortality, to name only three-further emphasize the complexity of Mathieu's work and the cerebral yet poetic nature of his aesthetics. The only thing missing from this classic program-and from the internationally acclaimed artist himself-is ego.