Daniil Antropov


Born in 1991. Lives and works in Paris
instagram.com/danyantropov
https://daniilantropov.com/

TRAINING

2018: Free Workshops of MMOMA, Moscow (RU) 
2016: State Institute of Far Eastern Arts, Vladivostok (RU)
2012: Trip to Japan to study ceramics techniques with various masters


EXHIBITIONS

2023: Lady Dior Celebration, Frieze Seoul (KR) 3rd Latvia Ceramics Biennale, Mark Rothko Art Centre, Daugavpils (LV)
2022: Solo show, ILLUSION, Futuro gallery, Nizhny Novgorod (RU) 2021 Living Substance, The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow (RU)
2019: Solo show, Devoid forms, MMOMA, Moscow (RU)


Daniil Antropov surrenders to the natural tectonic force of his medium and shapes his pieces freely and intuitively. He wants clay to interact not only with traditional pigments and glazes, but also with more improbable collected materials, such as glass, foam, metal, construction mesh, lint... He bases his approach on the (relative) unpredictability of firing. (...)


Read the full text in the 2024 exhibition catalog