White earthenware dish "faces" by Jean Marais, dreamlike surrealism 70s

White earthenware dish "faces" by Jean Marais dreamlike surrealism 70s Immerse yourself in the dreamlike and enigmatic world of Jean Marais (1913-1998) with this large oval hollow wall dish in satin white earthenware and the surrealist illustration of a face rooted to the branches of a tree as if in a dream, typical of the style of this great French artist with multiple talents! Piece created in the 1970s to 80s, Jean Marais is basically a legendary actor of French cinema. Known for his films like "Beauty and the Beast", "Donkey Skin" or his characters like "The Hunchback" he stands out for his acting talent mixing mystery and action. Influenced by his lover, Jean Cocteau, they shared a common interest in art, particularly that of illustration, where the latter will introduce him. It was finally in 1970, 1973 to be precise, that Marais changed completely to make the most of his talents in the visual arts: sculpture, illustrations, but especially ceramics, by going to live in Vallauris, and thanks to the help of his ceramist friend Jean-Claude Malarmey. Self-taught, he stood out with a style all his own: fine drawing lines, as if engraved for decoration, which mixed with the brutality of ceramics as a support for his artistic vision, creating this dreamlike surrealist mixture specific to his own vision of reality. He will be one of the many who will have contributed to the renaissance of Vallauris ceramics, and even today, he remains an iconic ceramist and sculptor. Jean Marais signs here a work at the crossroads of surrealism and art brut, mixing human and nature, with a tree with a rooted face, in a form of beatitude. Lovers of 20th-century ceramics and Jean Marais, don't wait any longer! Adopt a work that dares to blend man and nature, poetry and silence, myth and reality. It's a piece of character, strong in symbolism, perfect for an interior that wants to be unique and deconstructed.