BA (Hons) Ceramics 2005 |
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Catherine Ainsbury Tel 07840 321092 |
In the beginning of this year I concentrated on pattern and colour but my practice has since developed further. The designs on the surface now focus on the profile of the piece, thus tying together shape and form. I am interested in making very clean edges to my pieces and keeping clean crisp lines on the surface. I am also concentrating on two colours of slip in order to make bold designs. I have looked at a range of artists whose work has inspired me. The most important artist in relation to my work and ideas is a South African ceramic artist by the name of Rodney Blumenfeld. His pieces are based on traditional patterns and colours from the area surrounding his home town. His work has been a strong point of reference for me throughout the year as it is made up of strong forms and bold patterns. I have also been inspired by the work of Tony Laverick, a British ceramic artist whose pieces also involve colour and pattern but in a very different way to those of Rodney Blumenfeld. It is the geometric patterns and illusions used by Laverick that interest me. I see my final pieces being displayed in a domestic environment and are purely decorative and not to be used. They should be viewed at eye level as the designs are best seen front on. My pieces reference the art of the Ndebele and incorporate elements of illusion. |
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My work in the last year has been based on the ideas of colour and pattern. I was first drawn to the artwork of the Ndebele tribe of South Africa whose wall murals, beadwork and pottery encompass a great deal of geometric design and a wide range of colours. 
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