CLAY 2

CLAY 2

Glenn BarkleyDonna GreenEloise RankineBrett StoneKati Watson

28 January - 21 February 2015

© Utopia Art Sydney

CLAY 2


Clay has been used to make sculptural and functional forms for probably longer than any other ‘art’ material. Its malleability makes it perfect to shape and its transformation through the processes of fire produces, almost magically, a material that has proven to have survived millennia.

Despite this, clay is often viewed as a material of craft, not art. Even some of our most important public collection still discriminate on the basis of medium.

One of our most loved artists, Marea Gazzard, was a staunch advocate that form was what determined the worth of any work, not the material. Last year CLAY 1 was a tribute to Marea’s philosophy.

This year, CLAY 2 continues the tradition with five sculptors who have chosen clay as their medium. All have a good knowledge and respect for forms made with clay, but none are bound by conventions of function, though many do not mind if the work is used.

It is exciting to see the work of mature artists side by side with that of young and emerging artists, all with their own clear voice.

C.H.

Donna Green, Charlie D, 2014, clay, 55 x 33 x 32cm

brett stone

Brett Stone, Memory Field, 2014-15, stoneware, 48 bowls, dimensions variable

Brett Stone, Blackened Blue 11, 2014-15, stoneware, 5 bowls, 10 x 15.5 x 15.5cmBrett Stone, Blackened Blue 1 - 13, 2014-15, stoneware

Peter Cooley, African Teacups, 1992 Brett Stone, Blackened Blue 11, 2014-15, stoneware, 5 bowls, 10 x 15.5 x 15.5cm

Brett Stone, Blackened Blue 7, 2014-15, stoneware, 8.5 x 18 x 18cm

Brett Stone, Blackened Blue 7, 2014-15, stoneware, 8.5 x 18 x 18cm

Glenn Barkley, An experimental bed in the puddle of creativity

glenn barkley

Glenn Barkley, Gold topz (for GB + Hanesy), 2014-15, clay, 21 x 9 x 9 cm

Glenn Barkley, Vessel to hold sacred libations with opuntia handle, 2014-15, clay, 27 x 16 x 14cm

Glenn Barkley, Post post internet cactus pot, 2014-15, clay 22 x 18 x 17cm

Glenn Barkley, Post post internet pot in the shape of a Bellarmine, 2014-15, clay, 26 x 14 x 14cm

Glenn Barkley, Moon pot, 2014-15, clay, 34 x 29 x 11cm; Albarello with plant forms, 2014-15, clay, 30 x 13 x 13cm; Moon pot with rocks, 2014-15, clay, 24 x 23 x 13cm

Glenn Barkley, Moon pot, 2014-15, clay, 34 x 29 x 11cm; Albarello with plant forms, 2014-15, clay, 30 x 13 x 13cm; Moon pot with rocks, 2014-15, clay, 24 x 23 x 13cm

Glenn Barkley, A thrush dreams of pythons, 2014-15, clay, 33 x 16 x 18cm

Glenn Barkley, Fat basket pot with fluro extrusions, 2014-15, clay, 28 x 31 x 26cm

Glenn Barkley, Extruded rockslider pot, 2014, clay, 28 x 20 x 20cm

Glenn Barkley, Berry garden pot, 2014-15, clay, 29 x 31 x 30cm

Glenn Barkley, Garden pot with two chambers, 37 x 30 x 30cm

Glenn Barkley, Golden pilgrim flask with small plateau, 2014-15, clay, 19 x 11 x 11cmDouble moon pot with snakes and golden kiln brick, 2014-15, clay, 23.5 x 8 x 12cm

Glenn Barkley, Rock garden for Beth Chatto, 2014, clay and wooden box, dimensions variable

donna green

Donna Green, Chun Blue, 2014, clay, 49 x 28 x 28cm; Temple White Bowl, 2014, 24 x 52 x 48cm; Rutile 1, 2014, 58 x 22 x 28cm

Donna Green, Chun Red, 2014, clay, 49 x 24 x 25cm

Marea Gazzard, Milos II, 1990

Donna Green, Rutile 3, 2014, clay, 48 x 40 x 38cm

Donna Green, Temple White, 2014, clay, 62 x 30 x 30cm

Donna Green, Rutile 2, 2014, clay, 55 x 24 x 22cm

kati watson

Kati Watson, Untitled, 2014, clay, 24 x 17 x 16cm; 17 x 14 x 14cm

Kati Watson, Untitled, 2014, clay, 19.5 x 13.5 x 13cm; 16.5 x 13 x 12cm; 20 x 11.5 x 10cm

Kati Watson, Untitled, 2014, clay, 13 x 30.5 x 30cm

Kati Watson, Untitled, 2014, clay, 21.5 x 21 x 16cm; 21 x 21 x 16cm

eloise rankine

Eloise Rankine, Safe Place, 2014, porcelain, fabric, MDF, house paint, 14.9 x 15.8 x 11.9cm

Eloise Rankine, Hide and Seek, 2014, porcelain, pencil on paper, MDF, house paint, 14.9 x 18.9 x 11.9cm

Eloise Rankine, Brother, 2014, porcelain, fabric, MDF, house paint, 14.9 x 12.8 x 8.9cm

Eloise Rankine, Sister, 2014, porcelain, fabric, MDF, house paint, 15.8 x 14.9 x 11.9cm

Eloise Rankine, Room to Grow, 2014, porcelain, fabric, MDF, house paint, 21.9 x 12.9 x 7.9cm

Eloise Rankine, Daydreaming, 2014, porcelain, fabric, MDF, house paint, 18.9 x 14.9 x 11.9cm

Utopia Art Sydney2 Danks StreetWaterloo NSW 2017

Telephone: + 61 2 9699 2900email: [email protected]

© Utopia Art Sydney

28 January - 21 February 2015

CLAY


Brett Stone, Flower, 2014-15, stoneware, 7 pieces, variable

Utopia Art Sydney2 Danks StreetWaterloo NSW 2017

Telephone: + 61 2 9699 2900email: [email protected]

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