They have a life philosophy that truly corresponds with mine.”
his is the defining comment from artist Gerd Schmid when I asked him if there was perhaps a hint of Japanese influence to his latest ceramic works.
The painting techniques, integral to his collections, are curiously intriguing.
Faintly familiar yet strangely different. Dishes and platters that have tiny sea nymphs swimming across an ocean of black. These are stunningly different, hard to pigeon-hole, and beautiful to view.
Gerd produces his ceramics as apparently effortlessly as he does large canvases. Despite no formal training in Japan, he has a strangely oriental flow to his brush. His techniques are not dissimilar to those of contemporary Japanese ceramics, yet this all emanates naturally from his love of everything simple and uncomplicated.
The flowing lines and coils of the sconce above are somehow neutralised by the simplicity of the glaze and colour. The delicate style counterbalances the functionality of the piece. Utilitarian sculpture – functional art – statement homeware.
Vases as beautiful as the flowers they hold. Striking yet not overpowering.
Table centrepieces that create conversation without detracting from the bigger picture.
Gerds work is available only through The Edge Art Space.
His various pieces are never repeated, merely replaced with something as new and interesting as those that went before. All are created individually.
Currently on display at The Edge Art Space, is Gerds’ set of sushi plates. Delicately painted and holding court on a table near the front doors they are divine.
Visit The Edge Art Space today at 120 Brooklyn Road, Brooklyn.
