Raphy — 'A Busy Day at Fitzroy Pool' Sculptural Vessel, 2025

This large planter from Melbourne based artist Raphy depicts a busy, hot day at the iconic Fitzroy Pool. 

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Raphy is a Melbourne-based ceramic artist working from his studio in Fitzroy North. His practice explores identity, queerness, and the modern Australian experience through hand-built sculptural forms inspired by his Greek and Sicilian heritage. Recently, he has expanded into mosaic, following a research fellowship investigating traditional techniques in Italy. Blending classical motifs with personal and cultural narratives, his work reimagines heritage crafts through a distinctly local lens. Raphy has exhibited locally and internationally, including in Mexico City and Belgium, and was a three-time finalist in the Midsumma & Australia Post Art Prize.

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Material: Earthernware

Dimensions: 50 x 50 x 45cm