Gareth Mason Undone
Price on request
Unique
2023
Porcelain, Stoneware, Granite Inclusion, Layered Oxides and Slips, Glazes, Lustre
37 x 69.5 x 28 cm
14.6 x 27.4 x 11 in
The use of 'inclusions' in clay bodies is a time-honoured practice employed to strengthen the material. Mason selectively 'includes' various sands and gravels in his clays. The granite and slate elements included in the rough-hewn base of Undone are a deliberate aesthetic choice. Their unpredictable vitrification and irregular particle size imbue a guttural texture, and additionally imply a strong material link to the work's geological origins an the powerful processes unfolding beneath our feet.
Artist
Gareth Mason
British ceramicist Gareth Mason has been working with clay for over thirty-five years, developing a distinctive practice that challenges conventional approaches to porcelain and ceramic art. Based in Hampshire, England, Mason creates works that incorporate foreign objects into clay, disrupting the medium’s traditional boundaries while exploring its transformative possibilities.
