Pedro Mercedes

PEDRO MERCEDES (Cuenca, 1921-2008).
"Vase", c. 1980.
Fired earthenware scratched and partially monochrome.
Presents fracture line in the lip area.
Measurements: 38 x 11 x 11 cm.
Outstanding potter, Pedro Mercedes worked the ceramics in an exceptional way, transforming the clay, opening it between his hands, always with the masonry at the ready looking for the maximum expression of his works. His extensive production experiments in the world of shapes and volumes, remodeling concepts such as the ancestral Iberian bull, horses, deer, gods and even heroes, which Mercedes himself defined in that magical world in which the potter immerses himself. Artistic personalities approached the pottery where Mercedes modeled his brilliant works, and from it came pieces to all parts of the national and international scene. Even Picasso himself, an artist whom Pedro Mercedes admired, came certain pieces commenting that: 'The same goblin has touched me and the potter of Cuenca'. In fact, in 2018 an acclaimed exhibition was held in Navarrete, La Rioja, in which pieces by Mercedes and Picasso coexisted and others by great artists such as Dalí, Miró, Palencia, Sarachaga, Sanguino or Faus, among other potters, were exhibited.