リサ・ラーソンが1978年にグスタフスベリ社内に設けた工房「Gスタジオ（G-Studion）」で制作された、一点もののユニークピース「飾り皿」です。20世紀を代表する陶芸家であるリサ・ラーソンが、自らの手で一筆一筆を丁寧に着色し、力強いヘラ使いで紋様を刻み込んでいます。
表面に描かれた図柄は、恐らく鳥と卵をモチーフとしていると考えられます。彼女の代表作にはイソシギの陶板や鳥の巣の陶板があり、いずれも親鳥と卵のモチーフが用いられています。本作では、大きく羽ばたく翼とともに、中央には青い釉薬で仕上げられた球体が配置され、独自の表現が施されています。
また、プレート中央に向かって落ち込む傾斜と、表面に緑色で描かれた網目模様からは、羽ばたく親鳥と孵化前の卵の姿が示唆されていると考えられます。
リサ・ラーソンは1979年にグスタフスベリを退社しフリーランスとして活躍していますが、本作には「LISA 78 SWEDEN」と刻まれており、退社前年の1978年の作品であることが窺えます。技術的に成熟し、これから世界へ羽ばたく時期に制作されたアートプレートと言えるでしょう。
近年、2024年の逝去を契機にリサ・ラーソン作品の価値は大幅に上昇し、ヴィンテージ市場では急激な価格高騰が見られます。特にユニークピースはその価値が著しく、同価格での入手は今後困難になると予想されます。この機会にぜひご覧ください。
メーカー： Gustavsberg / グスタフスベリ
デザイナー：Lisa Larson / リサ・ラーソン
年代：1978年
生産国：スウェーデン
コンディション：★★★★★（5：完品）
割れや欠けがない完品です。縁の一箇所に製造工程によって生じた肉割れが見られますがリサ本人の検品を通じて出荷されたものとなります。作品の完成度は非常に高い傑作ユニークピースです。
直径27cm 高さ7cm
Lisa Larson (1931-2024)
A world-renowned Swedish ceramicist, he was born in Härlunda, a village of about 500 people in the Älmhult district of Kronoberg county in the Småland region in southern Sweden.
As a child, she aspired to be a fashion designer, but after enrolling at the Gothenburg Academy of Art, she studied ceramics. One day, she was discovered by Stig Lindberg at a competition, and after a one-year probationary period, she officially joined Gustavsberg as a designer. Shortly thereafter, in 1955, she released the Lilla Zoo series, and in 1964, she came up with the Afrika series, famous for its lion statues.
Lisa Larson has not only worked for Gustavsberg, but has also provided designs for Höganäs, the major domestic retailer Åhléns, and the German ceramic manufacturer Rosenthal. After leaving Gustavsberg in 1979, she became a freelance artist, working on a voluntary basis with companies, rather than as an exclusive contractor, and continued to work freely in various fields. In 1979 and 1981, she held solo exhibitions at Seibu Department Store in Tokyo, and the 1981 exhibition was visited by a total of 70,000 people.
Apart from the mass production line, Gustavsberg had a department called G-Studion. Famous designers such as Willhelm Koge, Stig Lindberg and Lisa Larsson created their artwork here.
Founded in 1942, G Studio was a group of artists, designers, craftsmen and illustrators whose activities ranged from creative work to exhibition ceramics, public space art production and industrial design. . It operated until 1993 and served as an ``aesthetic laboratory''. It was also responsible for providing design ideas for Gustavsberg's mass-produced products.
G-Studio was a renovated atelier in an old building from a ceramics factory in Gustavsberg, and was a hub for more than 100 artists and craftsmen. It is no exaggeration to say that Gustavsberg's ceramic tradition of the 20th century originated from here. It was a centerpiece of the Swedish art and design world and served as a breeding ground for new creativity.
Each piece of G Studio's work is handmade, and there are videos showing the production process. The video shows a man wearing round glasses, designer Stig Lindberg. And on the right side you can see Willhelm Koge, who was the studio director.
