Contemporary artists present installations of abstract porcelain shapes, a lyrical concept of one thousand bowls, monumental ceramic vessels and Soane-inspired sculpture in his weekend ‘dream house’.

A group of leading contemporary potters and ceramicists will fill some of Sir John Soane’s finest rooms with new works inspired by the architect, his creations and collections, as an innovative exhibition completes its tour of Soane-designed buildings in 2013.

Following spring showings at the Sir John Soane’s Museum and Port Eliot in Cornwall, Marking the Line: Ceramics and Architecture will open at Soane’s weekend retreat, Pitzhanger Manor in Ealing, west London this summer. Sitting in Walpole Park, central Ealing, Pitzhanger Manor is the ‘dream house’ designed by Soane as a place to entertain his friends and display his collection of art and antiquities.

Curated by international ceramics authority Joanna Bird, the exhibition aims to inspire lovers of art and architecture, presenting innovative and life-specific new works, which take advantage of Soane’s dramatic and idiosyncratic settings. The installations, abstract architectural ceramics and sculpture will provide a compelling complement to Soane’s signature convex mirrors, domed ceilings and playful use of light.

Ceramicist and trained architect Nicholas Rena’s simple but powerful abstract yellow, orange and green forms will give a sense of monumental scale and colour alongside Christie Brown’s sculptural reinterpretations of Soane’s family portraits; Brazilian ceramicist Carina Ciscato’s delicate yet tactile ceramic vessels will give a nod to Soane’s architectural quirks, while the British artist Clare Twomey will introduce one thousand white bone china bowls decorated with gold, exploring the subject of legacy. Taking Soane’s own artistic legacy as her starting point, each of Twomey’s bowls will carry a quotation outlining the impression that a man would like to leave on the world.

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