Artist in Focus: Straiph Wilson
Straiph Wilson – “My ceramic work is in part a reactive agitation from my long working career as a technician in the field of behavioural ecology and evolutionary biology; this encompassed the study of organic diversity, including its origins, dynamics, maintenance and consequences. Through my art practice I am forcibly blurring boundaries between associations of ritual, power and speciation. Having this extraordinary insight into the opposite worlds of science and art, I realize that I belong to two distinctive groups that in practice in zones conventionally seen as mutually exclusive; creating so-called ‘Zones of inhibition’”.
Rethink Ceramic Art
Emerging Potters Jan-March 2020
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Emerging Potters Oct-Dec 2019
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Change in Attitudes, Nunnington Hall: Layla Khoo
Layla Khoo discusses her work with the National Trust property, Nunnington Hall. She was asked to create an artistic response to their collection of taxidermy hunting “trophies” in a way which would engage their visitors in both the stories around the historic collection, and open wider discussions on the topics of collections and conservation.
Derek Matthews: When an Illustrator Goes to Pot
Derek Matthews looks back at his career change from children's illustrator to working with clay.