Stephen Bowers Ceramics For Sale

Like many people i recall discovering fragments of pottery when i was a child including much blue and white china.

Stephen bowers ceramics for sale.

Stephen bowers born in 1953 is an australian dedicated to ceramic art that became involved in ceramics while working as an art teacher in regional south australia in the late 1970s. Stephen bowers australian bravura original ceramic artist stephen bowers katoomba new south wales australia born 1952 the links of charmshire an antipodean homage to grayson perry 2007 earthenware with underglaze painting 7 0 h 65 0 diameter cm purchased 2009 with funds from the meredith hinchliffe fund accession no. Stephen bowers 27 november 2010 18 december 2010. I am interested in the ability to look back and re contextualise stories interpret meanings and examine the legacy of traditions.

Whether a cockatoo festooned palaceware vase from the 1980s or a mid 1990s tea set involving the artist s understanding and control of technical possibilities such as multiple firing underglaze paint colours and intricate line. Bowers draws on many historical and cultural influences while imagining his own sophisticated transforming earthenware oriental or occidental ceramic traditions since antiquity have undergone many cross. See more ideas about bower ceramics stephen. South australian ceramic artist stephen bowers creates richly decorated ceramics which reflect his interest in aspects of craft traditions natural history memory and commentary.

Aug 28 2014 explore ceramicartists s board stephen bowers followed by 370 people on pinterest. Opening 27 november and showing until 18 december 2010. The ceramic art of stephen bowers with its complex surfaces and the capriccios being acted out upon them issues an irresistible invitation to look closer. Exciting new works by ceramic artist stephen bowers.

1953 untitled plate ceramic 22 dia overall good condition. In fine art ceramics from the estate of candice. Stephen bowers pottery with its lustrous surface and epicurian displays elements of pastiche and parody which combined with his ironic edge transforms his work into a postmodern ceramic collage. Perhaps more importantly bowers work is a significant contribution to the continued growth of a sophisticated australian vernacular ceramic tradition.