Andrzej Chilmon makes ceramics at home with a metallic, mirror-like shine – snails, shells, pierced vases and jugs that glint gold, copper and deep blue. He shows his work in galleries around the Tricity, and you’ll also find it at Locus Artis in Gdańsk.
Andrzej simply walked into our shop one day and we liked each other right away. Then he brought us his pieces – and we fell in love.
For him ceramics is much more than a passion: it is a way to root himself in the present and to express himself fully. Under his hands the clay slowly comes alive and takes shape. What fascinates him most is the unpredictability – the dialogue between his vision and the resistance of the material. The real magic, though, happens in the kiln, where the fire has the final say. As he puts it: “Every finished sculpture is a piece of my emotions and thoughts, sealed for good in ceramics.”
What he brought to Locus Artis.
Snails in a deep blue glaze, a golden shell, a pierced vase on a black base, a jug with a snail resting in front of it, and a whale tail. Each of them catches the light a little differently – they’re worth seeing in person, from more than one side.
Andrzej works at home. He shows his work in galleries around the Tricity.