Andrii KYRYCHENKO

In the"Flow"series, the artist merges the backgrounds of a potter and an academic sculptor.

The rotation of clay on the wheel seems to echo through the female form, whose silhouette is subtly woven into the shape of the vase.

Each piece is created without sketches — entirely improvised. Hence the title of the series. It resembles a stream of fragmented memories, filling the space of the form with an irregular ornamental rhythm.

"Flow#1" 2020

Ceramic, chamotte, pottery, modeling, glaze,

electric kiln firing 1260 degrees.

302727 cm

This is the first piece in a series that began in 2020. Each work is a kind of meditation, where the artist tries to freeze time in a moment one wishes to relive endlessly, weaving images into a continuous narrative.

The surface is intentionally left unglazed, emphasizing the nakedness of the form. The texture of chamotte naturally supports this intention, subtly mimicking the feel of human skin.

"Flow#2" 2020

Ceramic, chamotte, pottery, modeling, glaze, engobe,

electric kiln firing 1260 degrees.

282325 cm

A minimalist piece in the series, its restraint is balanced by the expressive quality of the surface.

Here, the fragility and solitude of the heroine are laid bare. Yet the restraint of the lines and their sparseness do not conceal the emotional tension — on the contrary, they underscore it beneath the surface calm.

The surface treatment intensifies the sense of stillness in the figure — like a spring rain running down a frozen form.

"Flow#3" 2020

Ceramic, chamotte, modeling, glaze, engobe,

electric kiln firing 1260 degrees.

653035 cm

This piece from the improvisational series is oversaturated with imagery, reflecting an inner conflict that leads to the destruction of the composition.

Even the calmness of the material, emphasized by the absence of glaze, cannot contain the expression that threatens to tear the form apart from within.

Much like the inevitable parting that tests a long-standing relationship.

The series keeps flowing — like a stream of thoughts, a reflection of time that cannot be resisted.