Alicja Patanowska is a potter, visual artist, designer, and doctor of arts. The embodied knowledge acquired in direct contact with the material is crucial for her artistic practice. A deep understanding of clay seen as a natural source brought her very close to the philosophy of post-humanism and feminist new materialism.

She says “I understood that the position of the Other, no matter if it is a plant, animal, woman, craftsman, black or gay, has common roots. Deeply rooted in tradition, postcolonial, feminist and environmentalist discourse, pottery with its utilitarian context, haptic sensations, material considerations and process orientation offer me a novel language to talk about burning issues of today”

Alicja Patanowska graduated from the Royal College of Art in London ( MA, 2014) and the Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw (PhD, 2022). She is a laureate of a number of awards, such as Audience Award of the 18th Survival Art Review (2020), Franz Award (2019), Mazda Design Award (2018), Gazeta Wyborcza Art Award WARTO (2017), British Glass Biennial (2015). Her works also form a part of several art collections, such as the Shanghai Museum of Glass, Europejski Hotel’s Art Collection or the National Museum in Krakow. Her designs were temporary available in many places, including MoMA, Manchester Museum, London’s Barbican, and TATE Modern

More information about the Artist: dezeen.com - domusweb - culture.pl

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