Stephen Bowers is one of Australia’s leading ceramic artists, but until now his work has rarely been seen in the UK. Known for his sumptuous, layered, painterly vitreous surfaces and direct visual literacy, his work is at once strangely familiar, yet simultaneously mysterious.
'I am interested in the ability to look back and re contextualise stories, interpret meanings and examine the legacy of traditions. As well as studying the Australian urban landscape I look at its biological and zoological information and explore Australia’s diverse and multiform human culture. I treat ceramics as a blank canvas upon which I can create pictures, working with unusual decorative techniques more often encountered outside of the familiar patch of the potter. A lot of my images arise in spontaneous ways – a sort of improvised stream of unconsciousness and I explore skills and techniques – particularly the traditional ceramic arts and crafts of the Orient and Europe.'
Stephen Bowers will be giving a talk at Dovecot Studios on the 30th August. Please purchase your tickets directly from Dovecot Studios here.
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Pair of Staffordshire Dogs View details
Stephen Bowers
Pair of Staffordshire Dogs
2014slip-cast earthenware, underglaze colour, clear glaze, on-glaze gold lustre, enamelH:45cm W:40cm D:18cmPrice on ApplicationPhotograph: Grant HancockCrimson Rosella Camouflage Bowl View detailsStephen Bowers
Crimson Rosella Camouflage Bowl
2018wheel-thrown white earthenware, under-glaze colours, clear glaze, on-glaze gold lustreH:6cm D:31cmSoldPhotograph: Grant HancockExotic Bird and Strange Fruit Platter View detailsStephen Bowers
Exotic Bird and Strange Fruit Platter
2018wheel-thrown white earthenware, under-glaze colours, clear glaze, on-glaze gold lustreH:7cm D:41cmSoldPhotograph: Grant HancockMugs View detailsStephen Bowers
Mugs
2018wheel-thrown white earthenware, underglaze colours, clear glaze, on-glaze lustre, enamel and decal to baseH:10cm W:12cm D:8.5cmPrice on ApplicationPhotograph: Grant HancockSulphur Crested Cockatoos and Shards Platter View detailsStephen Bowers
Sulphur Crested Cockatoos and Shards Platter
2018wheel-thrown white earthenware, under-glaze colours, clear glaze, on-glaze gold lustreH:9cm D:59cmPrice on ApplicationPhotograph: Grant HancockSulphur Crested Cockatoo Platter View detailsStephen Bowers
Sulphur Crested Cockatoo Platter
2018wheel-thrown white earthenware, under-glaze colours, clear glaze, on-glaze gold lustreH:9cm D:60cmPrice on ApplicationPhotograph: Grant HancockRed Tailed Black Cockatoo Platter View detailsStephen Bowers
Red Tailed Black Cockatoo Platter
2018wheel-thrown white earthenware, under-glaze colours, clear glaze, on-glaze gold lustreH:9cm D:56cmSoldPhotograph: Grant HancockWilliam Morris Bird and Anemone Fragment Bowl View detailsStephen Bowers
William Morris Bird and Anemone Fragment Bowl
2018wheel-thrown white earthenware, under-glaze colours, clear glazeH:7cm D:39cmSoldPhotograph: Grant HancockJouy Flowers and Foliage Fragment Plate, William Morris Fragment Bowl, White Rabbit Shard Bowl View detailsStephen Bowers
Jouy Flowers and Foliage Fragment Plate, William Morris Fragment Bowl, White Rabbit Shard Bowl
2018wheel-thrown white earthenware, under-glaze colours, clear glazeH:4-5cm D:19-22cmPrice on ApplicationPhotograph: Grant HancockLoading
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