jtp.skulptur

My name is Jens Wollinger. The sculptures you see are all made from stoneware clay. I prefer to sculpt faces since the slightest adjustment can change an entire character. That's what I'm hoping for whilst sculpting - that a certain character will emerge. Since I want the sculptures to reflect the imagination, I never use any kind of model whilst sculpting.

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I rarely glaze my sculptures and avoid strong colours. I prefer the matt textures and colours that remind me of those found in nature. This is mainly achieved by mixing different types of clays, engobes, sulphites and oxides. Or simpy by enhancing the clays themselves.

 

Clay is inherently changeable and I like to se this reflected in the sculptures by mixing the concrete and detailed with the rough and abstract.