ABOUT
A FEW WORDS
ABOUT ME
VIV LIGHTFOOT
Forms and finishes
With my background in architecture my sensibilities are drawn to Modernism. In 2009 in “Echoes in Form” I made figures based on key Modernist female artists working in the 1920s and 30s both in Europe and Australia. I interpreted the figures by simplifying surfaces and forms. The following year I unified many Mayan inspired figures and busts by using one stone-coloured glaze combined with some areas of blue. Two years later with “Substance” I decided to explore a plethora of glazes to convey the properties of the Earth’s elements. This time I concentrated on very large heads on towering necks. I have no single approach. With every new theme I develop new methods, forms and surface finishes. In January 2025 I developed a method of creating fish sculptures using the nerikomi method. I was able to teach at the American School in Shanghai sharing this approach with students, teachers and parents.
