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Tommy Zen

Tommy Zen lives and works in Montreal. He comes from generations of Venetian cabinet makers. Tommy began working as an apprentice at his father’s atelier at a very young age, learning traditional furniture making techniques, developing ornamental carving skills and acquiring a knowledge of wood finishing. Most importantly Tommy learnt the skills of applying metals: gold, silver, bronze and copper leaf on furniture.

At the age of sixteen, Tommy discovered a passion for clay, which inspired him to fuse the art of gilding on furniture to gilding on ceramics, thus continuing the family tradition in a new way. Setting himself on a course of apprenticeships, self-directed and course studies, he established himself as a leading ceramic artist in the province of Quebec. Tommy Zen is renouned for throwing extraordinarily large vessels, and has developed unique finishes and surface decoration techniques that make his work immediately recognizable.

Zen inherited perseverance from his French Canadian mother, which continues to lead him to explore new horizons without limits.

It takes one to four months to execute a piece, because the numerous stages demand an immaculate attention to detail and every stage reflects the mastery of Tommy Zen’s ceramics. Hailing from the Canadian capital of pottery, Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Tommy Giovanni Zen is proud to present Quebec artistry in collections around the world.

Flute Étrusque Terre de Sienne
Ceramic
40” X 8”
18-4-11 01
Ceramic
27" x 5.5"
15-3-11 03
Ceramic
13" x 4.75"
15-3-11 04
Ceramic
26" x 5.5"
07-01-11 002
Ceramic
19.5" x 7"
07-01-11 003
Ceramic
17" x 5.25"
31-08-10 038
Ceramic
18.75" x 5.5"
Flute Néo-Contemporaine Rouge d'Orient
Ceramic
60" X 16.5"
Jarre, neo‐classique, feuille de bronze, safran, rouge baroque
Ceramic
103" X 19"
07-01-11 008
Ceramic
86.25" x 13.25"
Vase neo‐classique, feuille de cuivre oxydée safran
Ceramic
48" X 8"
Flute Étrusque Rouge d'Orient
Ceramic
54.3" X 7.5"
Flûte étrusque, feuille de bronze, rouge d’orient
Ceramic
92" X 9.5"
Urne babylonienne, feuille de bronze oxydée, rouge d’orient
Ceramic
82" X 21"
Jarre Essence Orange-bleu
Ceramic
28” X 6.25”
Flûte neo‐classique, feuille de cuivre oxydée et feuille d’argent
Ceramic
67" X 11"
Assiette Iris Rouge Flamme
Ceramic
2" X 15"
Force des éléments intérieurs
Oil on canvas
54" X 72"
Confidence d'une Nature Intérieure
Mixed Media
40" x 40"
L'Aube du bon temps
Oil on canvas
36" X 72"
Résilience I
Mixed Media
70" x 45"
Résilience II
Mixed Media
60" x 40"
À la Recherche d'une Douceur
Mixed Media
40" x 40"
 

 

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Flûte, silver leaf, Bleu de prusse
Ceramic
99.5" X 12.5"
Sold
Jarre Orange Tumultueux
Ceramic
20.5" X 5.5"
Sold
02-07-10 067
Ceramic
67" x 9.25"
Sold
11-4-11 01
Ceramic
34.5" x 9.5"
Sold
Rouge d'orient
Ceramic
77" X 17.5"
Sold
Vase, feuille de cuivre oxidée
Ceramic
16" X 7.5"
Sold
Jarre, marais méditerranéen
Ceramic
12" X 7.5"
Sold
Jarre, marais méditerranéen
Ceramic
14" X 5.5"
Sold
Jarre, marais méditerranéen
Ceramic
23" X 9.5"
Sold
Jarre, feuille d'argent,
bleu outre-mer

Ceramic
10" X 5.5"
Sold
Vase feuilles de bronze, peint à la main
Ceramic
23.5" X 9.5"
Sold
Jarre, feuille de bronze, cognac dégradé acajou
Ceramic
68.5" X 10"
Sold
Bol Iris, feuille de bronze et cuivre oxidé
Ceramic
4.5" X 15"
Sold
Flûte, feuille de cuivre oxidée et bronze, chakra
Ceramic
65" X 14"
Sold
Jarre, feuille de cuivre oxidée, orange
Ceramic
20" X 10"
Sold
Vase, feuille de cuivre oxidée ambrée
Ceramic
23.5" X 8.5"
Sold
Asiette Iris, feuille de bronze, rouge anglais et fauve
Ceramic
3" X 21.5"
Sold
Vase, feuille de bronze violacée dégrader baroque
Ceramic
24.5" X 4.5"
Sold
Paires de flûte, feuille de cuivre oxidée acajou dégradé
Ceramic
90" X 15.5"
Sold
Bol Iris, feuille de bronze
Ceramic
6" X 27"
Sold
Vase feuille de bronze, peint
Ceramic
20" X 9.5"
Sold
Bol Iris, feuille de bronze, cuivre et vert
Ceramic
8" X 22"
Sold
Vase, dentelle, feuille de bronze, acajou
Ceramic
23.5" X 6.5"
Sold
Jarre, feuille de bronze baroque
Ceramic
78" X 19.5"
Sold
Le fort intérieur
Oil on canvas
36" X 96" (triptych)
Sold
Assiette Iris, feuille de cuivre oxydée, automne et bleu
Ceramic
3" X 20"
Sold
Assiette Iris, feuille de bronze, Aile de papillon
Ceramic
8" X 28"
Sold
Assiette Iris, feuille de cuivre oxydée, corail baroque
Ceramic
3" X 21"
Sold
Vase Dentelle Rouge Brésilien
Ceramic
16.5" X 5.5"
Sold
Flûte babylonienne, feuille d’argent bleu
Ceramic
69" X 17"
Sold
Survolté
Oil on canvas
72" X 96"
Sold
Vase, feuille de cuivre oxidées
Ceramic
26.5" X 9.5"
Sold
Bol F.B. Orangé-Corail
Ceramic
4.5" X 15"
Sold
Jarre Outremer
Ceramic
22" X 6.5"
Sold
Jarre Bronze et Vert
Ceramic
17.25" X 5.25"
Sold
Assiette F.B. Fauve
Ceramic
2.5" X 12"
Sold
07-01-11 011
Ceramic
3" x 18"
Sold
     

 

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