"Capturing motion in a still object is no easy feat, but in her latest Kinetic collection, Olivia Cognet manages to do just that. Through bold forms and rhythmic repetition, her sculptural ceramics evoke a sense of continuous movement. Each piece pulses with graphic energy, light, and shadow, as if caught mid-gesture. Inspired by the visual language of kinetic art, the collection transforms static surfaces into dynamic compositions that change with every glance."
"Raised in Nice on the Côte d'Azur and trained at the Villa Arson, Cognet draws from the rich legacy of the Vallauris masters: Picasso, Capron, and others who blurred the line between fine art and functional form. For the Kinetic collection, that lineage expands to include the visual poetry of Alexander Calder, Jesús Rafael Soto, Victor Vasarely, and Carlos Cruz-Diez. Their explorations of movement, rhythm, and optical illusion echo through Cognet's work."
Sculptural stoneware pieces translate kinetic art vocabulary into three-dimensional objects that appear to move through rhythm, repetition, and contrast of light and shadow. Raised in Nice and trained at the Villa Arson, Olivia Cognet channels Vallauris traditions and references artists such as Picasso, Capron, Calder, Jes03s Rafael Soto, Vasarely, and Carlos Cruz-Diez. Each work originates as a paper sketch and is hand-shaped in three natural clay tones, balancing minimalist geometric lines with organic expression. The small collection includes vases, a wall sconce, and a tiered pendant chandelier whose perforations and layered silhouettes modulate light, shadow, and perceived motion.
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