Thomas Bohle
Thomas Bohle was born in 1958 in Dornbirn, Austria. In England in 1984, at the age of 26, Thomas Bohle sat down at a potter's wheel for the first time. This contact with clay and the experience of creating with his own hands transported him and marked the beginning of his artistic journey. In 1987, he completed a pottery apprenticeship and consolidated his experience by working in various workshops. In 1991, he opened his own studio. A study trip to Japan was followed by exhibitions in 2004 in Tokyo and Shanghai, where the artistic value of his work became particularly recognized. Influenced by ancient Chinese and Japanese ceramics, whose simplicity, harmony and softness he appreciates, Thomas Bohle also draws his inspiration from nature, architecture and music. He admires the work of Hans Coper, Lucie Rie and Pierre Bayle, and claims to be influenced by the sculptures of Constantin Brâncusi and Eduardo Chillida. Whether strictly cylindrical or highly flared, his perfectly symmetrical creations are governed by pure, regular lines. In 2006, Thomas Bohle was awarded the Bavarian State Prize. Gradually, he gained international recognition, which was confirmed by the representation of his work in London and Brussels.
IWhat interest Bohle are double-walled constructions in which the markedly different exterior and interior forms build a striking contrast that is also often accentuated by a juxtaposition of colours. The structure of the form is often conceived so as to allow the glazes to run down the vertical walls and form thick drops along the lower edge. Open-flame firing in a reducing atmosphere of 1280° allows the ox blood and celadon glazes in particular to develop their splendid beauty
His works are rare flowers blooming in the jungle of contemporary artistic production. Her creations prove that the ceramic vessel remains an artistic medium that has lost none of its topicality."
Frank Nievergelt, Collector. Text extracted from the book published on the occasion of the exhibition "Passionnément céramique - Collection Frank Nievergelt" at the Musée Ariana, Geneva, in 2016.
Galerie de l'Ancienne Poste has been representing the artist exclusively in France since 2019.
Public and private collections
- Ariana Museum, Geneva, Switzerland
- National Museum Wales, Cardiff, UK
- GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts, Leipzig, Germany
- Die Neue Sammlung - The International Design Museum Munich, Germany
- Keramik-Museum Berlin, Germany
- Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, Germany
- K-Hof Kammerhof Museen Gmunden, Austria
- Vorarlberg museum, Bregenz, Austria
- Frank Nievergelt Collection, Ramsen, Switzerland
Solo exhibitions at the gallery
Thomas Bohle - exhibition 2018
Thomas Bohle - exhibition 2022
Publication
Main recent exhibitions
2025
Ceramic Art London
2024
"Se taire en 2024", Johanniter Church, Feldkirch, Austria
Summer Group Show, Galerie de l'Ancienne Poste, Toucy, France
Ceramic Art Space, Vienna, Austria
2023
Galerie Puls, Brussels, Belgium
2022
Galerie de l'Ancienne Poste,Toucy, France
"25 ans de la Galerie de l'Ancienne Poste", Maison du Chanoine, Treigny, France
Thomas Bohle & Ernst Gampert (wood), Studio Markus FaiBt, Hittisau, Austria
Le Secret des Couleurs, Fondation Baur, Geneva, Switzerland
2021
Glasurprobe, Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany
2020
"Ensemble - Together", Galerie de l'Ancienne Poste, Toucy, France
Es Grünt, Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany
2019
Contemporary Ceramic Center, London, UK
Keramiktage Hüffingen, Rathaus Galerie, Germany
2018
Galerie de l'Ancienne Poste,Toucy, France
Grimsel, Basel, Switzerland
Gallery Puls, Brüssel, Belgium
Homo Faber, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venezia, Italy
2017
Galerie du Don, Le Fel, France
Ceramic Art London, Central Saint Martins , London, England
Tresor, represented by Taste Contemporary, Geneva, Switzerland
Art Geneva, represented by Taste Contemporary, Geneva, Switzerland
2016
Museum Ariana, Collect by Frank Nievergelt, Geneva, Switzerland
Museum für Druckgrafik, Rankweil, Austria
Exempla Handwerk & Design, Munich, Germany
2015
Collect, Saachi Gallery, London, represented by Sarah Myerscough
Galerie Epple, Türkheim, Germany
Sofa Chicago, via PHOS ART & DESIGN, USA
Ceramic Art London, Royal College of Art, London, England
2014
Ceramic Art London, Royal College of Art, London
Collect, Saachi Gallery, London, represented by Sarah Myerscough
Thomas. Bohle. Galerie de l'Ancienne Poste 25th anniversary exhibition. Maison du Chanoine, Treigny (89)
Thomas Bohle. Summer Group Show, Galerie e l'Ancienne Poste. 06.07.24 - 05.09.24
