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Sculpture – Tree – Ceramic Wall Relief
This crackle-glazed ceramic relief by Gidon Bing has a calm, reductive quality, where form is built through softened recesses, raised edges, and carefully balanced negative space. The work feels shaped as much by removal as by addition, with the surface pressed, carved, or modelled into a quiet rhythm of vertical and rounded forms.
The glaze is central to the piece. Its fine crackle pattern gives the surface a subtle tension, contrasting with the smooth, rounded modelling beneath. Light gathers along the raised edges and falls into the recessed areas, allowing the form to shift gently as the viewer moves around it.
Rather than relying on detail, the work holds its strength through restraint: a limited palette, a compact wall-mounted format, and a clear relationship between surface, shadow, and volume. It feels tactile and architectural, but still soft and handmade.
– Crafted from pure white china clay from Matauri Bay, NZ
– Designed, moulded and handcrafted in New Zealand
– Contemporary local design
Sculpture – Tree – Ceramic Wall Relief
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The Maker /
Gidon Bing Studio
Gidon Bing is an Auckland-based sculptor and designer. He works with traditional processes and materials to produce modern works of art. Gidon’s practice often features deceptively simple, reductionist forms, free of superfluous ornamentation.
The Designer /
Gidon Bing
Gidon Bing is an Auckland based sculptor and designer who works from a modest boatshed atelier and basement studio. Gidon is known for working with wood, paper, metal and ceramics.
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Calm Forms: Introducing Designer Gidon Bing
We are proud to introduce the designer behind the recent update to the interior architecture of our gallery space, Gidon Bing.
Interview by Phoebe Houston Lowe
