Pear bowl c. 20th century

Silvie Granatelli’s Pear Bowl is an intimate exploration of form and utility, achieved through glaze on earthenware. A composition of pears, playfully scattered across the bowl's interior, is immediately engaging. The pears are rendered with a delicate, almost whimsical line, their shapes defined with a gestural quality. The use of simple color enlivens the tactile nature of the ceramic medium. The bowl's circular form, in combination with the organic shapes of the pears, brings a sense of natural order. The pears do not simply fill a void; they activate the space, redefining the bowl as more than a container, but as a field for artistic expression. The tension between representation and abstraction is central to the bowl's appeal. The pears are recognizable yet stylized, existing somewhere between the real and the imagined. Ultimately, Granatelli's Pear Bowl reveals how functional objects can become sites for thoughtful reflection, blurring boundaries of art and everyday life.