Anders Liljefors (1923 – 1970) was a Swedish ceramicist. He initially focused on household ware, discovered a new method of casting ceramics in a sand mould, and worked feverishly to extract new and unexpected effects from this material in his later years.
Education
Between 1942 and 1943, he studied sculpture and painting at Grünewalds måiarskola, Stockholm. Between 1945-47, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi, Copenhagen.
Biography
During the 50s, he worked for Gustavsperg. In c1947, he set up his workshop in Karlskrona. In addition to functional objects, he produced several sculpture pieces. In the 1950s, Liljefors was one of the potters who redefined the role of the craft potter.
Exhibitions
His work was the subject of one-person exhibitions at the Nordiska Kompaniet in Stockholm in 1952, another in Stockholm, and Gothenburg in 1957, and it was included in numerous group exhibitions.
In 1956, Liljefors exhibited a group of ceramic objects in Stockholm that may be described as essential points in modern Swedish ceramics inspired by classical Chinese ceramics.
New Technique
With a new technique, sand moulding, he had an instrument to play on, which gave him new and hitherto unseen forms. Not least in monumental works connected with architecture, this new method had great significance during the 1960s. Anders Liljefors developed an intensive, furious creation of ceramics, which became one of the most personal contributions in Swedish ceramics.
Sources
Byars, M., & Riley, T. (2004). The design encyclopedia. Laurence King Publishing.
Lindkvist, L. (1977). Design in Sweden. The Swedish Institute.
Wizelius, I. (1967). Sweden in the Sixties: A Symposium of Facts and Views in 17 Chapters. United Kingdom: Almqvist & Wiksell.
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