Showing posts with label ceramics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ceramics. Show all posts

Saturday, 24 May 2008

Diem Chau












"Chau combines common mediums and common means to create delicate vignettes of fleeting memory, gesture and form,
resulting in works that combine egalitarian sensibility and minimalist restraint. Her work touches on the value of Storytelling,
Myths and its ability to connect us to each other through cultural and humanistic similarities. Chau's current work drifts into
new territory by exploring the periphery of the narrative, moments forgotten and faded, or too brief to retain."
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Thursday, 22 May 2008

David Cleverly ceramics







"I prefer to follow the strong English tradition of pottery, and borrow from late eighteenth and early nineteenth century Staffordshire makers, such as Walton, Wieldon and Sherratt, although my work differs in being hand built and individual, not press moulded production. I want a reasonable degree of representation, and often use appropriate words to add to the humour and enjoyment. Like the early potters, I refer to recognisable iconic figures from history and mythology. These usually interact with animals, but are given a humorous or surreal twist, enhanced by the wording. I also make single archetypal creatures."

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