Mid-Century Ceramic Candleholders by Marianne Suda brustalist composed of interlocking solid copper

composed of interlocking solid copper circles and rectangles with the patterns in relief against darker grounds

wearable pieces as kinetic sculpture

which appears to have been original to the construction of the piece

and would make a great addition to any collection of West German

I had never seen one of these planters before

Mid-Century Ceramic Candleholders by Marianne Suda brustalist composed of interlocking solid copperThese geometrically patterned candleholders, c. mid 1960s, are a great example of the work of Marianne Suda, a ceramic artist born in Vienna, Austria in 1928, who Immigrated to Canada in 1954 and was based in Quebec. Suda was strongly influenced by both Danish Modern pottery and native Canadian art influences which I think wonderfully merge in these earthy and strikingly graphic hand formed candleholders. They are made of dark brown clay with cream,