Johannes Nagel is a sculptor, exploring the possibilities of a vessel. His work ranges in size from the sitting-room scale to the monumental. Rather than closing onto themselves, Nagel’s vessels appear at times to be sliced and cut open at their extremities. In the case of these containers full of holes, the interior competes with and complements the exterior, they resist the very idea of “containing”.
Johannes Nagel (1979) studied at University of Art and Design Burg Giebichenstein, where he is also an assistant professor. He began his career as a potter as an apprentice to Japanese-born Canadian ceramist, Kinya Ishikawa in Val-David, Quebec. He has since developed an international dossier of shows, awards, and residencies. Nagel’s work is shown and collected internationally, and can be found in a diverse set of museum collections, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, The Ariana, and the Keramion.
Most recently, Nagel has been awarded the Keramikmuseum’s 2019 Westerwald Prize, one of the most renown awards for ceramics in Europe.
