Mark Chatterley, "Dreaming in Clay" showing at Docs Gallery at 709 Camp street, until Nov 4th.
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Most glazes have a glassy uniformity that makes me want to put the piece in the dishwasher. Not so, with this glaze treatment, It's almost volcanic, pitted, bubbling, mineral encrusted. Sculptures dredged from the lost city of Atlantis, or recovered from centuries under the the earth. Whatever strange society these sculptures were recovered from, they had an appreciation for quirkiness and a sense of humor. These things have a fantastically enthralling if somewhat sinister absurdity.
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| steel spokes and axels |
When a clay sculpture is fired, that's usually the last step of the process. Something I like about this work, is the use of welded steel as a contrasting element, and also as a means to assemble ceramic components, after they have been fired. I really enjoyed this work.
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| this guy could fly up and tell you off... |
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| What's up with this gang? Friend or foe! |
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| Art wranglers, in the courtyard! (Gallery owners Richard and David) |
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