Savoy, 2020 / Ceramic

8 Eyes, 2020 / Ceramic

C 4 You, 2018 / Ceramic

Dorn, 2019 / Ceramic

Achaintre’s ceramics resemble animal skins or discarded chrysalises, formed by being pressed into textured surfaces. The characters emerge abstracted they are playful, menacing and sexual, drawing inspiration from horror movies, heavy metal imagery, clowns and the carnivalesque.

Caroline Achaintre (born December 1969) is a mixed media artist living and working in London. Her work draws heavily on Primitivism and Expressionism. Born in Toulouse and brought up near Nuremberg, Caroline obtained a scholarship at the Kunsthochschule in Halle, then came to the UK to study at Chelsea College of Arts then Goldsmiths, University of London before establishing a studio in Homerton, East London. Much of her earlier work was in textiles, particularly wool, and Primitivist in style, though she has also worked in installation, and also in ink on paper and ceramics. Much of this work draws on traditions of carnival and tribal masks and the potential to both attract and repulse through the materials. She has held a number of residencies and exhibited in a number of locations, including London’s Saatchi Gallery, Cell Project Space (London),Birmingham’s Eastside Projects, and as part of the eighth British Art Show.

Website: carolineachaintre.com/

Instagram: @caroline_achaintre