MA Ceramics 2004 |
Ian Aitken Smith Tel 07709 549794 |
The work showing here was instigated as result of this maker's fascination with the concrete bunkers and fortifications that were constructed along the Atlantic coast of Europe by the Germans forces during World War Two. Jersey in the Channel Isles, this maker's home, contains many examples of these fascinating structures. Recently, he became more aware of these concrete forms as interesting, early examples of a type of architectural Art Brut and further began to look upon them as sculptural work, with an intriguing military architectural aesthetic quintessentially of the twentieth century, which could provide an ideal opportunity for exploration within the medium of ceramic. Time, weathering and destruction has also added to the aesthetic impact of these bunkers, further rendering them into ruins that can evoke a sense of awe and paradoxically, be at the same time a source of visual intrigue and excitement. Those perceptions this maker, has attempted to convey through his work. |
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