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- He graduated in ceramics from the National Art School in Sydney and was awarded the State Medal in 1993.
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Matthew Blakely
Matthew’s work explores the links between ceramics and geology and place, making pieces entirely from geological samples that he has collected from specific locations around the country, and that illustrate the ceramic qualities inherent in these materials.
He was born in the UK and had no contact with clay growing up. Matthew was introduced to clay at evening classes while at university, which he enjoyed far more than his degree in medicine. Later he worked in a pottery workshop at a Steiner residential home, then attended evening classes at Bondi beach in Australia, having emigrated there in 1988. He graduated in ceramics from the National Art School in Sydney and was awarded the State Medal in 1993.
Function is important to Matthew because it influences the way a pot will be appreciated. He makes pots that are beautiful visually and physically, and that are a pleasure to use. Often certain qualities present in the pot are quite subtle and will not be discovered easily or quickly.
Work is produced in three or four-month periods, the time it takes to prepare c
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Of all the arts, ceramics is the most fundamentally linked to the physical make up of the planet that we inhabit and best illustrates the link between science and art. It can be seen as an artistic expression of the geology of earth. Pots represent our relationship with and dependency on the planet, making things for human use from the dug earth beneath our feet.
Matthews work represents a personal development of an understanding and a bond with the landscapes of Britain, illustrating the ceramic qualities of the rocks and deposits around the country. His aim is to create another way of looking at the land on which we live by making ceramic pieces that are entirely created from rocks and minerals that he has collected from individual locations. Each piece will therefore be an illustration of the ceramic and geological character of that place.
The ethos behind this is tied to the concept of provenance and making something where not only does he know where everything in it comes from but he's been there, collected it and prepared it himself. Time becomes an overwhelming eleme
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