Johan van Loon

Johan van Loon's earliest bowls, pots and vases were made on the potter’s wheel and were decorated with highly individual glazes. In the mid-1970s Van Loon began to construct objects from thinly rolled sheets of clay, creating tall bowls and vases with overlaps, inlays and folds. He abandoned glazes, focussing on the inherent qualities of the stoneware and porcelain. In the late 1970s Johan van Loon worked for an extended period with the Danish porcelain factory Royal Copenhagen. The works from this period laid the basis for his future direction. In the 1980s and 1990s he returned to the use of glazes and engobe decoration. Van Loon’s recent work, mainly objects made from woven strips of clay, demonstrates his continuing search for innovation and experimentation. Since 1980, in addition to studio pottery, Johan van Loon has also made editions for the German porcelain factory Rosenthal in Selb.