Manly Art Gallery

White Heat - Ceramic

A Manly Art Gallery & Museum exhibition in partnership with The Australian Ceramics Association.

Exhibiton June 12 - July 19 2009The biennial exhibition showcasing contemporary ceramic practitioners from all over Australia offer a space for discourses of social, political and cultural concerns. Curated by Dr Julie Bartholomew and part of the 2009 Ceramics Triennial program.

Image: Mel Robson, Shotgun (positive), 2008, found ceramic plate, water jet cut, 7 x 14cm. Image courtesy the artist.

Steve Harrison: Head First - Mind Over Matter

Steve Harrison’s work focuses on his place in the world, in particular, in and of his local environment, yet within a global framework. By collecting all his materials within a 25 km radius of where he lives, Steve uses weathered igneous rock for both his ceramic bodies and glazes, taking months to years to prepare clay bodies in this way. His is an intense art practice involving a holistic approach to materiality, practice and process.

Image: Steve Harrison, The Present State of Science. 2008, native bai-tunze porcelain glazed with bluish celadon style glaze showing pink firing blush with white flame bleaching and golden luste. Image courtesy the artist.