Introduction
Gareth Mason
Introduction
Colour has a widely acknowledged potency for the artist but less well documented is the arena of gesture, texture and that particularly ceramic phenomenon of metamorphosis through fire. This is my territory. I engage with a rich seam of materials that in their fired state allude to every point on the emotional spectrum. Qualities array from visceral red to cool aqua, from corrosion and encrustation to flawless satin. I will pause at any point on this continuum from the sublime to the abyss in pursuit of the tension I seek. It is a restless process; a search with no clear goal. The resultant surfaces are paintings that leave much unsaid, much open to interpretation.
My intention is always to leave space for discovery. For me, ceramics is a chink on the awesome mysteries that have cowed humanity since the dawn of consciousness. They cow us still for all our civilisation and progress. The DNA of ceramics is the DNA of wonder. There has to be room for mystery.
I have been a member of the Art Workers Guild since 2004. I exhibit consistently at home and abroad.
More can be found on my website:
Biography
Gareth Mason
Vitae, abridged
Solo Exhibitions (recent)
2009
Terrain, Kunstforum Solothurn, Switzerland, April
2007
New Work, Bourne Fine Art, Edinburgh, August
An Unfolding Narrative, Blackwell, the Arts and Crafts House, May
2005
Celadon and Sang de Bouef, Bourne Fine Art, Edinburgh, August
Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow, April/May
2003
New Work, Bourne Fine Art, Edinburgh, July/August
Group Exhibitions (recent)
2009
‘Porcelain - White Gold’, Museum Bellervie, Zurich, August
World Ceramic Biennale, Icheon, Korea, April
Tokyo Academy of the Arts, Japan, February
2008
‘Formed’, Contemporary Ceramics, London, September
ISCAEE, Nairobi National Museum, Kenya, August
28 Concurso Internacional de Cerámica l’Alcora 2008
‘Object, Vessel’, Kunstforum Solothurn, Switzerland
2007
Keramikmuseum Westerwald, Germany September/October
New Members’ Exhibition, The Art Workers Guild, London, September
‘The Pot, The Object and The Vessel’, Aberystwyth, June 29 - Sep 1
Galerie Im Freihof Sulz, Austria: Keramik Symposium Exhibition, May
2006
Fine Art Society, London, December.
Keramik Kunstwerkstatt, Gmunden, Austria, October
‘Traditional yet Contemporary’, Korea/UK show, Air Gallery, London, May
‘Pure Porcelain’, Joanna Bird Ceramics, London, May
Showcase, the Crafts Study Centre, Farnham, February
Collections
Hae Gang Museum, Icheon, Korea; Nairobi National Museum, Kenya; Ariana Museum, Geneva, Switzerland; The International Keramik Museum, Gmunden, Austria; The Royal Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh; McManus Galleries and Museum, Dundee; Flemming Collection, London; Bryanston Collection; James Wallace Arts Trust, Auckland; South Hill Park; private collections internationally
Awards
Grants for the Arts award, Arts Council England, July 2006
South Hill Park Development Award 1998
‘Grand Prix’ winner at ‘Projections D’Argile’, international ceramics film festival, Montpellier
National Lottery, ‘A4E’ express award 1997
Associations
Contemporary Applied Arts, London, member 2009 -
Fellow of the Craft Potters Association, London 2007 -
Brother of the Art Workers Guild, London 2004
Board of Trustees, the New Ashgate Gallery 2007 -
Publication (recent)
2009
‘Contemporary Ceramics - International Perspective’ by Emmanuel Cooper
ISCAEE 2008 Kenya report, Ceramic Review no. 236, February
Cover article, KeramikMagazinEuropa, January 2009
2008
Cover article by Helen Bevis, Ceramics Monthly Magazine, November
Events (recent)
2009
ISCAEE symposium, Yeoju, Korea, speaker and demonstrator
2008
Speaker and demonstrator, ISCAEE, Nairobi, Kenya, August
Invited speaker, International Conference, Tel Hai, Israel, December
Guest Lecturer, Bezalel University, Jerusalem, Israel, December
Invited speaker, VII Ceramic Congress, Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey
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Contact details
Website: http://www.garethmason.net
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Image Gallery
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Title: 'Red Jar'
Dimensions: H 70cm
Media: Stoneware and porcelain
Description: <p>Layered vitreous slips, celadon and sang de boeuf glaze</p>
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Title: Black Rock Jar,
Dimensions: h54cm
Media: stoneware, porcelain
Description: <p>Layered minerals and glazes, embedded Ironstone rock</p>
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Title: Jar, detail
Dimensions: h59cm
Media: Porcelain
Description: <p>Layered glazes, found minerals and oxides</p>
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Title: 'Open'
Dimensions: h69cm
Media: Porcelain
Description: <p>Layered oxides, glazes and found minerals</p>
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Title: Sand Rock Jar
Dimensions: H76cm
Media: Stoneware and porcelain
Description: <p>Layered glazes, vitreous slips and found minerals, embedded ironstone rock.</p>
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Title: RCA Demo
Description: <p>Demonstrating at Ceramic Art London, the Royal College of Art.</p>