Sketch Vase 01 by Portugese artist Ana Frois explores the form of the traditional clay vases used to keep water fresh during the long Portugese summer. Created from built up layers of watercolur paint in soft, earthy tones, the form of the vase is formed in negative space, with the only decoration coming from a collection of speckled dots.
Ana Frois is a Portuguese artist, living and working in Coimbra, Portugal. She studied architecture and has a master degree in Advanced Studies in Architecture. Since 2012, and after more than decade of architecture practice, she dedicated herself exclusively to drawing and visual arts. In her work, Ana Frois explores the idea of the register of the passage of time, as well as repetition, randomness, and error. To develop her work, she resorts mainly on drawing, visual diary, artist books and installation.
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