Peter Saenger is known for the production of minimalist cast porcelain forms fired in an electric kiln. Forms include nesting vessel sets often consisting of teapots, mugs, sugar bowls, creamers, and vases. This body of work is made in open editions and focused on objects that fit together to create one complete piece out of several components. A second body of work, Sanger?s studio work, is sculptural. In this case Saenger fabricates layers of random porcelain thread-like mats pressed into pre-selected sections of different molds. The mats are then removed from the mold sections, formed into a unique openwork vessel form and fired. Each fired piece is a one-of-a-kind vessel referenced sculpture.
Saenger began wheel throwing individual functional objects but moved to mold design and slip casting to make his open editions production work. The use of molds evolved into Saenger?s sculptural studio work.
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