Anne Athena Aarhus, Denmark, b. 1984
Anne Athena (Anne Lykke) was born in Aarhus, Denmark in 1984. Her work focuses primarily on spirituality, psychology and the patterns of human behaviour that define our “collective unconscious” (Carl Jung, The Structure of the Unconscious, 1916). With a lucid aesthetic, Athena paints scenes drawn from her own imagination, using symbolism and surrealism to tell the story of her own life. Her improvisational approach is consistent with her interest in the “unconscious”. For Athena, this process captures something truer to the human experience than might otherwise be expressed with a more precise approach.
Athena’s masterful understanding of ceramics allows her to explore concepts that are only possible with a three dimensional medium. Unlike a flat surface which, in an instant, reveals all its narrative elements, Athena’s ceramics disclose their stories gradually as we move around them. There is a sense of story, then, and we anticipate the turning of her work in much the same way we would the plot of a book or the final scene of a film.
Athena holds a BA in Ceramics from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (2014) and a MA of Ceramics from the Royal College of Art (2019). Her work is held in collections worldwide.
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Anne AthenaAre We Still Human?, 2022Hand built ceramic vessel, under and overglaze painted with ceramic pigment and gold lustre53 x 33cm
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Anne AthenaHeartache, 2022Hand Sculpted ceramic relief, under and overglaze painted with ceramic pigment and gold lustre23 x 21 cm
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Anne AthenaMagic Hands - Breaking The Bond, 2022Hand sculpted ceramic relief, under and overglaze paintedwith ceramic pigment and gold lustre30 x 16 x 5 cm
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Anne AthenaMagic Hands - The Essence, 2022Hand sculpted ceramic relief, under and overglaze paintedwith ceramic pigment and gold lustre30 x 16 x 5 cm
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Anne AthenaMirroring, 2022Hand built ceramic open shaped vessel, under and overglaze painted with ceramic pigment and gold lustre40 x 14 cm
15 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches -
Anne AthenaReach - Give , 2022Hand built ceramic open shaped vessel, under and overglaze painted with ceramic pigment36 x 11 cm
14 1/8 x 4 3/8 inches -
Anne AthenaReach - Receive, 2022Hand built ceramic open shaped vessel, under and overglaze painted with ceramic pigment33 x 15 cm
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Anne AthenaRose Heart, 2022Hand built ceramics, with glaze and lustre15 x 22 cm
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Anne AthenaThe White Shaman, 2022Hand built ceramic vessel, under and overglaze painted with ceramic pigment and gold lustre48 x 32cm
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Anne AthenaWinged Heart, 2022Hand built ceramic, with glaze and lustre18 x 16 cm
7 1/8 x 6 1/4 inches
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Anne Athena: Materialising the Unseen
Ceramics 18 May - 25 Jun 2022JGM Gallery is excited to present the first solo exhibition by Danish-born, London-based artist Anne Athena, who is known for the “fine beauty” of her work at the intersection of...Read more -
The Little Window Gallery
A focus on ceramics by Tom Norris 30 Sep - 13 Nov 2021 -
MERRY-GO-ROUND
12 Nov 2020 - 20 Feb 2021A exhibition of British and International painting, sculpture and ceramicsRead more