Past Exhibitions 2022
David Pottinger, Garry Bish, Susan Robey, Kenji Uranishi
Date of Exhibition: 12-19 November 2022
Skepsi @ Malvern Artists’ Society Gallery, 1297 High Street, Malvern Victoria.
David Pottinger - The primary fascination of my practice continues to be in the physical act of making. The maker’s story is inherent in the work, inviting an exchange with the viewer.
Garry Bish
The narrative in the work alludes to aspects of the human condition with its strengths and frailties, its quirks, beliefs, and fears, and seeks to illuminate our place in this confusing world.
Susan Robey
My fragile, oddly balanced objects seem alive and mobile. Although enclosed, openings suggest a hollow, air-filled interior space. Is it possible they are breathing?
Kenji Uranishi
Waterfall - within the powerful flow of water, each particle appears to be talking to another, dancing, and creating forms that are constantly changing, complementing each other. Beautiful.
Ted Secombe, Simplexity
Date of exhibition: September 3-30, 2022
Skepsi @ Malvern Artists’ Society Gallery, 1297 High Street, Malvern Victoria
The Exhibition Simplexity represents a technical shift in the application and firing of my satin matte and gloss crystalline glazes. The application of the glazes allows for glaze flow which is manipulated by using glazes at various depths and chemistry. The glazes find their expression in movement facilitated by extreme temperature. A further consideration is how these flows are influenced by the ceramic form.
The work in the exhibition is my interpretation of form in its purest manifestation. These simple forms provide me with a vehicle for glaze expression that expands on contemporary practice.
My intention is for the works to connect on an ethereal level, and I have strived to achieve this outcome. Ted Secombe
Conversation with Ted Secombe, 6 September 2022.
FANTASTICAL The Art of Janet Beckhouse
Date of Exhibition: 7-28 May 2022
This Exhibition is in partnership with Whitehorse Artspace, Box Hill.
In my practice, I sculpt clay. It’s the medium I’ve chosen to express myself. The tactile feeling and plastic quality of clay are what I love.
Whilst studying my Masters (finishing in 2012), I was forced to look at the how, where, why, and what I was doing in my practice. I left a 26-year relationship due to domestic violence and am now attempting to re-build my life; my art became my focus, both subjective and cathartic. This led to many personal insights into my past regarding the works which had emerged at quite specific times.
My emotions were more relevant than I had given them credit for. Before this, I assumed I just made stuff on a whim! Also, the psychology of childhood, the sea and the bush that represented freedom in my early memories, still permeate the work. I have always found peace and refuge in those environments.
My work and creative interests have become all-encompassing over the years. I realise that I do not wish to do anything else. It gives me peace, comfort, and meaning in my life, and to share it is a joy. My work is hand sculpted and fired to stoneware, then often a lustre or an on-glaze firing follows. My studio practice has been consistent for 18 years.
Janet Beckhouse (1955-2020)
VIDEO - walk through of the exhibition FANTASTICAL, The Art of Janet Beckhouse
Christopher Sanders Collection Release
Ceramic artwork from the Artist's private collection
Date of Exhibition: February 25 to March 25, 2022.
Exhibition includes masterful past work by Christopher Sanders, important historical work by his Father Tom Sanders and work by: Mirka Mora, Stephen Benwell, Les Blakebrough, Col Levy, Harold Hughan, Peter Cooley, Victoria Howlett, David Potter, Patsy Hely, Alexandra Copeland, Fiona Murphy, Reg Preston, and more...
Christopher says… “I have been involved in and worked with clay since I was a child. This is not surprising given that the family business centred on making and decorating ceramics. Over 39 years of making, I developed a habit of keeping the occasional piece for myself, because it seemed special or a little different. The number of pieces have increased, and I feel it is now time to find these works new homes. There are over 50 pieces of my work in the Exhibition, work made by my Father, Tom Sanders, collaborative work, and work made by other ceramic artists."
