Felicity Aylieff b. 1954, Bedfordshire, England
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Overview
Felicity Aylieff’s work provokes an immediate sense of awe, both through its monumental scale and the expressive, yet considered, handling of surface decoration. Deeply-rooted within a context of traditional Chinese ceramic-making, yet immediately contemporary, her work can be found in some of the UK’s most prestigious public collections.
Felicity Aylieff is one of the UK’s most innovative contemporary artists working in clay. She established her reputation as a maker of large-scale, sculptural ceramics at the Royal College of Art in 1996. Ten years on, an ‘incredibly liberating’ artist residency in Jingdezhen, China, the historic home of Chinese porcelain production, saw the beginning of a series of monumental pots, the largest of which stands three metres high. Returning each summer since then Felicity has developed the surface decoration of the pots with printed, stylised drawings of plants and flowers or colourful clouds of exquisite, exotic butterflies.
The strong relationships developed with porcelain factories have enabled Aylieff to work in an unprecedented way and the knowledge and expertise gained from this rich cultural exchange have offered her limitless inspiration. Her work reflects her confidence when drawing-on and reinterpreting traditional Chinese techniques of porcelain production and decoration.
Felicity has taught Ceramics & Glass at the Royal College of Art for over fifteen years.
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Works
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Fencai Leaves I, 2009
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Fencai Leaves II, 2009
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Les Fleurs d’Or, 2012
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Chinese Ladders, 2012
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Still Life with Umbrellas, 2016
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Monumental Vase; Still Life, 2016
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Square Coloured Scribble Vase, 2016
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Square Black Scribble Vase, 2016
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Black Scribble Vase, 2016
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Black & White Scribble Vase with Dark Green, 2016
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Black & White Scribble Vase with Red, 2016
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Coloured Scribble Vase with Lilac and Yellow, 2016
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Still Life with Kitchen Utensils, 2016
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Still Life with Brushes, Scissors and Flowers, 2013
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Autumn-fall, 2017
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Autumn-scape II, 2017
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Monumental Vase; Cactus in Bloom, 2014
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Golden Star Flowers, 2018
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One Hundred Flowers: Gold and Black, 2018
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Carved Domed Obelisk, 2019
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Golden Autumn I, 2017
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Full of Beans, 2019
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A Pair of Dancing Insects Vases, 2020
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Blue & White Vase, 2022
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Blue & White Vase, 2022
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A Blue & White Vase, 2022
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A Blue & White Vase, 2022
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A Blue & White Vase, 2022
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A Blue & White Vase, 2022
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A Blue & White Vase, 2022
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A Blue & White Lidded Vase, 2022
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Blue & White Vase, 2022
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A Monumental Blue & White Lidded Vase, 2022
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Blue and White Vase, 2022
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Blue and White Vase, 2022
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Blue and White Vase, 2022
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Blue and White Vase, 2022
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A Monumental Blue & White Vase, 2022
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A Monumental Blue & White Lidded Vase, 2022
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Blue and White Monumental Lidded Scribble Vase, 2022
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Blue and White Monumental Lidded Vase, 2022
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A Pair of Blue and White Scribble Vases, 2022
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Monumental Vase; New Pots on Pots, 2016
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Blue: Sentinel Obelisk II, 2023
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Blue: Continuum, Undulating Form, 2023
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Blue: Lantern I, 2023
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Blue: Lantern II, 2023
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Blue: Earth, Fire, Water, Undulating Form II, 2023
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Blue: Sentinel, Obelisk, 2023
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Blue: Earth, Fire, Water, Obelisk, 2023
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Blue: Triple Form, 2023
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A Blue & White Vase, 2023
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Blue & White Lidded Vase, 2023
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Blue & White Lidded Vase, 2023
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Blue and White Vase, 2023
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Blue and White Vase, 2023
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Blue and White Vase, 2023
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A Pair of Blue & White Vases, 2023
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Tela Floralis: Flower Tapestry I, 2023
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Ipomoea Purpurea: Morning Glory I, 2023
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Lilia Aurea: Golden Lilies, 2022
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Blue: Oil Jar, 2024
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Flores Imaginationis: Flowers of the Imagination I, 2024
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Lilium Magnificum: The Magnificent Lily, 2024
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Tulipae Mediae Noctis: Midnight Tulips, 2024
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Hortus Botanicus: Botanical Garden, 2024
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Hibiscus, Rosa-Sinensis: Hibiscus, Chinese Rose, 2024
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Blue: Sentinel Obelisk I, 2024
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Blue: Earth, Fire, Water, Undulating Form I, 2024
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Paeoniae Rosaceae et Flavae: Pink and Yellow Peonies I, 2024
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Tulipa Insania: Tulip Mania I, 2023
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Paeonia Lactiflora: Chinese Peony, 2023
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Flores Abstracti: Abstract Flowers I, 2023
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Blue and White Vase, 2023
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Blue: Earth, Fire, Water, 2024
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Natura Morta cum Floribus: Still Life with Flowers, 2023
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Expressions in Blue: Monumental Porcelain by Felicity Aylieff
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Installation Shots