Jean-Joseph Carriès
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Jean-Joseph Carriès (1855-1894) was a French sculptor and ceramicist who became a pioneer of art pottery. He abandoned conventional bronze sculpture for stoneware ceramics, creating grotesque faces, masks, and fantastic creatures in richly glazed surfaces. His work influenced Art Nouveau ceramics.
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Carriès pioneered art pottery, creating grotesque ceramic faces and fantastic creatures. His richly glazed stoneware abandoned academic sculpture for raw, expressive ceramics that influenced Art Nouveau.
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