Eva Bengtsson, a stoneware floor vase "Blomstra", own studio, Frillesås, 2016.
Cone-shaped with a narrow neck, so called Långhals (Long Neck), glaze with rich decoration of flowers, leaves, etc., as well as the text "Peace, Peace, Peace, Bloom, Bloom, Bloom, Please, Please, Yes, Yes, Yes...", signed EVA BENGTSSON. Height 103 cm.
Cracks, repairs to the neck.
The Art Hall Hishult 2017.
Eva Bengtsson is a Swedish ceramist. She was educated at Konstfack in Stockholm, where she studied for one year, before attending the School of Applied Arts in Gothenburg from 1976 to 1980. Between 1985 and 1988, Eva Bengtsson freelanced for the Rörstrand factory. Around 1990, she started her own workshop in Frillesås. Eva Bengtsson often works in larger formats with narrative texts. She has had numerous solo exhibitions in Sweden and has participated in group exhibitions worldwide. Eva Bengtsson's work is represented at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, the Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg, Dalarna Museum in Falun, Östergötland Museum in Linköping, Höganäs Museum, Halmstad Museum, and more. She has also completed a number of public art commissions.
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