Roger Herman Untitled 27

The skull is a repeated motif in Roger Herman’s ceramic artworks, as the artist continues to explore the many facets of the memento mori symbol. In Herman’s expressive style, the morbid skull becomes a pop icon full of colour and gesture.

Herman paints his ceramic artworks relying more on intuition than accuracy, often using unlabelled glazes so as never to know what colour the finish will be after firing. This rapid, instinctive method of working is integral to the success of each ceramic artwork; when Herman overthinks his practice, the spontaneous effect is lost.