SIMON HOLPERT

SIMON HOLPERT

My artistic identity is rooted in the belief that freedom begets authenticity. And experimentation is key!

Each piece carries the imprint of this philosophy—a testament to the symbiotic relationship between the creator and the clay. I am not bound by the constraints of tradition but propelled by the curiosity to explore the uncharted territories of artistic expression.

Embedded in the very core of my artistic journey is a tapestry woven with threads of philosophy. With my background in philosophy studies, questions about existence, meaning, and emotion are closely linked to my approach to ceramics. Instead, clay becomes a platform for an exploration of the human experience, a conduit for asking questions that resonate with the audience's innermost reflections.

I am drawn to the challenge of translating abstract inquiries into tangible forms that elicit a visceral response. It's about creating an environment where art becomes a conduit for the audience to engage with their own inner dialogues, to confront the unspoken questions that linger in the recesses of their minds.

BLUE MOON: ONE LOVE

In October 2020, two full moons appeared on the 1st and 31st of the month. This phenomenon is called a blue moon, that is the day Simon Holpert, French-Hungarian ceramic artist based in Budapest, Hungary started creating Blue Moon art objects.

As Simon is always listening music, the name was inspired by the lyrics of Blue Moon, written in 1934 by Richard Rodger and Lorenz Hart. The text refers to an English expression: "once in a blue moon" which means "very rarely". The color blue is also a symbol of sadness, which in the song suggests that the performer will be sad until love finds him.

Blue Moons are metaphors for found love. Love itself is the passion, the desire that creates wonderful feelings, but at the same time it is not without obstacles and twists and turns. Finding true love is rarely a given in our lifetime. Love is luxury itself, freedom itself.

Blue Moons have an organic shape, as they show the free meeting of the hand and the earth, which lifts them up. The shape translate these ideas of wonderful feeling, obstacle, twist and freedom. The blue glaze reinforces the properties and origin of the earth.

We should not and can never hide our origins and our past in our longing for love. These works of art embody the joy of touch, with their soft curves they draw this wonderful, rarely experienced feeling, reciprocity: to give and receive, to love honestly and purely.
Is love really blue?