Maricelle Olivier
Quiet Company
Feb 25 - Mar 20, 2022
Exhibition views by Ashley Mackevicius
Maricelle Olivier
b. 1995, Johannesburg, South Africa
Lives and works in Canberra, Australia
Embracing the dramatic patterns and vivid colours of South Africa before realising their seamless compatibility with elements of Australian native avifauna and flora, the medium of ceramics provides a space to link Maricelle Olivier’s personal history and geography. Drawing inspiration from the generous, round-bellied baskets in Africa, the focal point upon each piece stands as the surface decoration of cross continental interpretations, visually translated onto hand-built and wheel-thrown forms.
Maricelle Olivier was born in South Africa and immigrated to Australia in 2007. Recently, Maricelle has been working for the past two and a half years as the Ceramics Studio Manager for Ernabella Arts Centre, located in a remote Aboriginal community in the far north west of South Australia. Maricelle graduated with an MFA in Ceramics at the National Art School in 2018 and had her first solo exhibition at gaffa gallery in Sydney CBD in 2020. Maricelle has been part of many group exhibitions in Sydney, including Sabbia Gallery and White Rhino Artspace. Her work has been selected in the finalist exhibition for the Lake Art Prize in 2020 at the Museum of Art and Culture in Lake Macquarie, and a selection of works has been acquired into the National Art School Collection and City of Sydney collection.
Maricelle Olivier appears courtesy of Sabbia, Sydney.
Maricelle Olivier, La Vie en Rose, 2021, hand-built terracotta with slip, underglaze and glaze.
Left to right (i) 30.5 h x 19.4 w cm, (ii) 28 h x 18.1 w cm,
Maricelle Olivier, Saam Voor die Braai Vuur in die Bos (Together Around the Fire in the Bush), 2021, wheel-thrown terracotta with slip, underglaze and glaze.Left to right (i) 19 h x 19 w cm, (ii) 10.5 h x 14 w cm
Maricelle Olivier, artist portrait, 2021
Maricelle Olivier, The Flamboyant Red Rump, 2022, hand-built BRT with slip and underglaze, 36.5 h x 37.5 w cm
Maricelle Olivier, My Forever Corella, 2022, hand-built BRT with slip and underglaze, 30 h x 37.5 w cm
Left: Maricelle Olivier, 2 Halves, 2022, hand-built red raku with slip and underglaze, 34.5 h x 26 w
Right: Maricelle Olivier, 1 Whole, 2022, hand-built red raku with slip and underglaze, 20.5 h x 25 w cm
Maricelle Olivier, Together, Always, 2021, hand-built red raku with slip and underglaze.
Left to right (i) 32.5 h x 30 w cm, (ii) 28 h x 23.5 w cm
Maricelle Olivier, A Dazzle, 2021, hand built red raku with slip and underglaze, 38 h x 38 cm d
Maricelle Olivier, Cielo (My Sky), wheel thrown terracotta with slip, underglaze and glaze.
Left to right (i) 22 h x 20 w cm, (ii) 16 h x 16 w cm, (iii) 19 h x 18 w cm
Maricelle Olivier, At Sunset, 2021, wheel-thrown terracotta with slip, underglaze and glaze.
Left to right (i) 20 h x 18.5 w cm, (ii) 14 h x 13.6 w cm
Maricelle Olivier, Groen Pampoentjies (Green Sea Urchins), 2021, wheel-thrown terracotta with slip, underglaze and glaze. Left to right (i) 13 h x 18 w cm, (ii) 10 h x 15 w cm, (iii) 11 h x 16.5 w cm
Maricelle Olivier, You and Me, 2021, hand built red raku with slip and underglaze, 26.5 h x 30.5 cm d
Maricelle Olivier, Me and You, 2021, hand built red raku with slip and underglaze, 28.5 h x 29.9 cm d
Maricelle Olivier, Mandjie Gedagtes (Basket Thoughts), 2021, wheel-thrown terracotta with slip, underglaze and glaze.
Left to right (i)17.5 h x 17 w cm, (ii) 16 h x 16 w cm, (iii) 15.5 h x 16.5 w cm
Drawing inspiration from the generous, round-bellied baskets in Africa, the focal point upon each piece stands as the surface decoration of cross continental interpretations, visually translated onto hand-built and wheel-thrown forms.
Maricelle Olivier, studio images, 2021-2022
