page_title: Steen Ipsen
section_title: Works (Solo)
hierarchical_section_title: Steen Ipsen / Works (Solo)
caption_attribution_description: Royal Copenhagen blue and white porcelain plates. Pattern: Musselmalet
context_page_description: Steen Ipsen is a Danish artist known for his contemporary free form ceramic work. Starting his artistic career in the 1990s he is now well known internationally and has been quoted by the Danish Arts Foundation as "one of the most gifted ceramic artists in Denmark". His work combines the clean, simplistic form of traditional Danish ceramics with bright colours, creating a new hybrid form. He generally creates his art in series, his works follow on from a common theme which is usually based on natural occurrences such as crystallisation, cell division and cell fission. Aside from his artistic career, he has also worked as a lecturer for the Danish School of Design from 1996 to 2004 teaching design basics as well as the ceramics art form.
context_section_description: Steen's work steers away from that of his traditional ceramic background. Traditional Danish ceramics such as made by the Royal Copenhagen company combine stylistic and conventional forms that serve a practical purpose.  Royal Copenhagen has been described as “one of the world’s most successful producers of fine dinnerware”.  His work consists of organic forms that explore movement and natural processes such as crystallization, cell division and cell fusion. Throughout his career Steen has often worked within themes over periods of time, perfecting the form he is working with through practice and repetition.
caption: Royal Copenhagen 1669
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