This spring we present Chroma by the Edinburgh based ceramicist Lara Scobie. Chroma is a new body of work in fine parian porcelain detailed with bold and delicate linear patterns. Scobie is a colourist, pattern maker and creator of sculptural forms.

‘Developing new work for Chroma at The Scottish Gallery has enabled me to continue my dialogue exploring surface pattern in relation to form and volume, resulting in a gentle shift in the surface decoration with more textured pattern emerging. Some of the forms are completely submerged in finely inscribed drawing which envelopes the vessel. The interiors continue to be filled with bright, vibrant, strong colour forming a symbiotic relationship between the clean sharp lines and graphic patterns of the exterior surfaces.’ – Lara Scobie

Lara Scobie

Born: 1967

Lara studied ceramics at Camberwell College of Arts in London and has a Post Graduate from Edinburgh College of Art. Her current work is predominantly concerned with the dynamic interplay between form and pattern. This is explored through the cohesive integration of drawing, surface mark making and volume. She is equally interested in the space that surrounds pattern as much as the hue and texture of the decorated surface. This theme has been developed further within her ‘Tilted Bowls’ that articulate the symbiotic relationship between pattern and form. Surface pattern and colour observed in botanical life enable Lara to explore her love of colour and abstract pattern making.

Public Collections include:Paisley Museum, Glasgow, Scotland; Triennale de Porcelaine, Nyon, Switzerland; McManus Galleries, Dundee, Scotland; The Beaches Museum, Kansas State University, USA

Chroma

Lara Scobie

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