Gareth Mason Drools Gold
Price on request
Unique
2023-2024
Stoneware, Porcelain, Layered Slips, Oxides, Glaze, Ironstone, Granite inclusion, Lustre
62 x 74.5 x 33 cm
24.4 x 29.3 x 13 in
The rough clay sheets that bind and fold through the body of Drools Gold are reminiscent of tectonic workings, exemplifying Mason’s interference with traditional conventions of ceramics. Formulated from a mix of materials – including stoneware, porcelain and ironstone – the elements of Drools Gold are drawn together and, when they merge or collide, new relationships, qualities and layers are formed. For Mason, he views the ceramic experience as a powerful and meaningful engagement with the creative and life-giving forces in the world.
Artist
Gareth Mason
Gareth Mason is a British artist who, over his four-decade career, has consistently resisted the temptations of ceramic art’s conventions – particularly those surrounding the perceived purity of porcelain. Entangling irreverence and material risk with respect for ceramics history, Mason’s pots carry tensions and incompatibilities that defy straightforward resolution.
