723 - Martin Mindermann and Elisabeth Wischeropp (born 1960 and 1961)

Martin Mindermann and Elisabeth Wischeropp (born 1960 and 1961) Artist-Created Ceramic Floor Vase Ceramic. Cylindrical, slightly domed body with a sloping inner rim. The entire surface of the wall is adorned with a vividly colored decoration featuring male nudes arranged in a continuous band, rendered in polychrome underglaze painting. In the mid-1990s, award-winning works by both artists were created during their collaborative studio work in Bremen; among other honors, they received first prize in the Contemporary Ceramics competition in Offenburg. The internationally renowned ceramic artist Mindermann (born 1960), a native of Bremen, is best known for his “Raku ceramics.” The Bremen-based artist Wischeropp (born 1961) studied at the local university in the 1980s under Waldemar Otto. Incised artist’s signature and date (19)97 on the base. Height: 57 cm. A large ceramic vase designed in collaboration with E. Wischeropp and M. Mindermann. Incised artist’s signature and date (19)97.