Polina's oeuvre is a meticulous exploration of time, emotions, and thoughts, encapsulated within forms that speak louder than words. Her work is a courageous amalgamation of diverse materials - stoneware, porcelain, glass, and her signature gloop glazes - that culminate in astonishing effects. Each piece, be it the bone-chilling sensation evoked by "Endless February" or the whimsical construction of "Joke," demonstrates Polina's ability to juxtapose technical sophistication with an essence of playful discovery. Her creations, while appearing effortlessly natural, reveal a level of technical mastery that challenges even the seasoned specialist.
Elena Arsentieva, art researcher and curator
BIO
Polina Potapova was born in Morshansk, Russia in 1984 in a closed military camp, to a family of an aircraft engineer and a chemist. Later after parents devours she returned to mother’s native town Podolsk. In her childhood she was surrounded by creativity, as she lived in the place where her uncle, an artist and architect grew up. The walls of the apartment were painted with fantastic scenes, old secretary was full of art materials, while the home library was overflowing with books on physics and chemistry. During school years Polina attended an art studio and a folk art center, where she studied Russian folklore.
Polina got the profession of an economist, worked for several years in the field of computer video games and traveled to many European countries.
In 2016, Polina learned to work in various ceramic techniques, she also studied academic drawing and painting.
An important step was the study of materials science with Matthew Katz, a lecturer at Alfred University.
Subsequently, Polina's main focus became the study of experimental texture and volumetric glazes.
Since 2018 Polina has been teaching. She gives lectures and workshops on the study of glazes for ceramic artists.
Polina is engaged in sculptural ceramics with a strong focus on glaze experiments.
In 2022 Polina moved to Georgia, where she lives with her husband and two children.
Polina got the profession of an economist, worked for several years in the field of computer video games and traveled to many European countries.
In 2016, Polina learned to work in various ceramic techniques, she also studied academic drawing and painting.
An important step was the study of materials science with Matthew Katz, a lecturer at Alfred University.
Subsequently, Polina's main focus became the study of experimental texture and volumetric glazes.
Since 2018 Polina has been teaching. She gives lectures and workshops on the study of glazes for ceramic artists.
Polina is engaged in sculptural ceramics with a strong focus on glaze experiments.
In 2022 Polina moved to Georgia, where she lives with her husband and two children.
Shows
2024 - Solo exhibition “HOPE/NO HOPE", Flowers Minda Studio, Tbilisi, Georgia
2024 - Group show “White: the beginning/the end”, TMP Space, Batumi, Georgia
2024 - Group show, Festival “Human”, Tbilisi, Georgia
2018 - Group exhibition “Art Ceramics", VDNKh, Moscow, Russia
2024 - Group show “White: the beginning/the end”, TMP Space, Batumi, Georgia
2024 - Group show, Festival “Human”, Tbilisi, Georgia
2018 - Group exhibition “Art Ceramics", VDNKh, Moscow, Russia
residences
2022 - CLAY Online Art Residence, Get Art Feet
WORKSHOPS AND LECTURES
2022 - Glaze chemistry lecture, Tbilisi, Georgia
2022 - Gloop glazes workshop, Tbilisi, Georgia
2021 - Gloop glazes workshop, Moscow, Russia
2021 - Lava, Snowflake and Crowling glazes workshop, Moscow, Russia
2020 - Color in glazes lecture, Moscow, Russia
2019 - Cycle of lectures on glaze chemistry, Moscow Russia
2019 - Technical characteristics of ceramic glazes and clays lecture, Moscow, Russia
2022 - Gloop glazes workshop, Tbilisi, Georgia
2021 - Gloop glazes workshop, Moscow, Russia
2021 - Lava, Snowflake and Crowling glazes workshop, Moscow, Russia
2020 - Color in glazes lecture, Moscow, Russia
2019 - Cycle of lectures on glaze chemistry, Moscow Russia
2019 - Technical characteristics of ceramic glazes and clays lecture, Moscow, Russia