We are delighted to announce our next ART360 installation featuring the large ceramic decorative platters by Atelier Buffile. Pieces from the collection will be on view and available for acquisition at PORTA through February 2025.
ART360: Atelier Buffile
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Bold black forms command the surface of these naturally glazed decorative platters, creating striking compositions that negotiate between geometric modernism, non-Western artistic traditions and natural morphology. They exemplify a wide range of inspiration, as well as a deft ability to marry the skill of traditional craft with fine art creativity - something that the studio has become known for. When viewed in series, the platters create a compelling dialectic, though each piece maintains its autonomy as a singular artistic statement. All pieces are handcrafted using earthenware techniques, cast from original molds dating from the birth of the studio.
About Atelier Buffile
We visited the father and son team of Vincent and Romain Buffile at their studio earlier this year. While their work had caught our eye online, nothing could have prepared us for seeing their wide ranging pieces in person. The Buffile legacy began in 1945 when Léonie and Jean established their Aix-en-Provence workshop. Their son Vincent, following studies at Beaux-Arts d'Aix en Provence alongside notable ceramicists like George Jouve and René Ben-Lisa, joined the atelier in 1984 after teaching at École de Céramique de Provence. Today, Vincent's son Romain brings contemporary vision to their heritage.
Their work has been featured in architectural projects throughout France and beyond and the studio has collaborated with with some of France's finest houses, including the porcelain company Bernardaud and the wallpaper and textile house Maison Pierre Frey as well as internationally recognised greats such as Bergdorf Goodman, India Mahdavi, Philippe Starck, and Stephane Parmentier.
We invite you to discover Atelier Buffile at PORTA, where three generations of ceramic craft come together in this special exhibition.
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About ART360
Art360 is an ongoing series in our 360 Atlantic Avenue space that showcases the work of artists that we love and want to celebrate. Informed by the past, speaking to the future and placing you in the present, art in your home is more than decoration - it frames and reflects who you are within that. Through ART360 we are excited to present artists that have both the aesthetic strength and the conceptual depth to ground their work in continued relevance and ongoing interest.