Ryan Tepper
Ryan is a California born - London based ceramic artist exploring the intersection of digital fabrication and ceramic craft. He creates modular, tactile clay landscapes that champion the maker’s hand and invite play. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and has previously worked at Ford, Tesla, and Google. In 2008 he started throwing stoneware vessels and since has travelled around the world to participate in various throwing workshops. In 2024 he decided to leave his engineering career to pursue an MA in Ceramics and Glass at the Royal College of Art supported by The Deputy Vice-Chancellor’s International Scholarship.
Phygital Landscapes of my Youth is a window into my upbringing amongst the varied terrain of California. The landscapes — abstractions of nostalgic memories. A winding path plows through the land. Viewers are asked to ‘wander’ the work; to engage with it not as a static object, but as a map of exploration.
A drawn grid on the ceramic surface brings the warmth and imperfection of the human hand into the work. This sketched mesh serves as a ghost of the object’s digital conception, leaving a permanent record of the exchange between screen and studio.
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