“The Portland Vase, encompassing the original cameo glass antiquity and its enduring legacy, serves as a compelling point of departure for a collective ceramic exhibition. Just as the breaking and subsequent restoration of the original vase enhanced its reputation, contemporary interpretations disrupt canonical ceramic histories and offer new insights into present-day issues,” states Sara Morris, the Crocker’s Ruth Rippon Curator of Ceramics. Read the full article here
Of French origin, Laurent Craste has been living and working in Montreal for the past 23 years. His career has involved both a studio practice in contemporary ceramics and the teaching of ceramics at the college level.
His works are on display in many public and private collections such as the permanent collection of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Claridge collection, the Public collection of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Canada, The Cirque du Soleil collection, the Musée de Châteauroux (France) and the Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec permanent collections, the City of Montreal and the Loto-Quebec collections among others.