Penny Smith - E s a J a s k e Collection

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PENNY SMITH
	Cone 6 Suite Based on prototype Suite 6, exhibited at 'lightworks II', Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, 1996 Suite 6 prototype reproduced in the exhibition catalogue cover (lightworks II - recent work by Penny Smith, 1996, ISBN 0 7246 4540 3) (See below) 2002, ceramic stoneware, porcelain, appr. 160 x 135 x 35 cm
The bases are made from Australian stoneware clay, bisque fired and treated with a manganese dioxide wash, and fired again to 1100 °C. The tops are slip cast in plaster moulds which have been decorated with rubber latex resists, and cast in a specially designed 'mid-range' porcelain body from Limoges, France - unglazed and single fired to 1200 °C. Work commissioned from the artist by Esa Jaske in 2001.
1. Bases are press moulded into plywood moulds - 2 halves joined.	2. Liquid latex laid into plaster moulds and allowed to set to provide areas of resist (for the tops - this to provide the decorative texture, as well as providing thick/thin areas of the porcelain - to allow for different qualities of light transmission)
3. Moulds are then fitted together, liquid porcelain poured in and drained (once required thickness has been achieved)	4. Shows how the moulds sit in a rough construction that enables Penny to handle and pour the heavy, clay laden moulds on her own
5. Shows a leatherhard piece (with latex picked out to reveal the pattern) sitting in its mould.
Suite 6 prototype reproduced in the exhibition catalogue cover (lightworks II - recent work by Penny Smith, 1996, ISBN 0 7246 4540 3 PENNY SMITH Education 1985-83 MFA (Ceramics) University of Tasmania. 1969-67 BFA (Furniture) High Wycombe College of Art & Technology, Buckinghamshire. Solo exhibitions (-2002) 2002 'Dialogues' Haeccity Arts, Mebourne, Victoria. 1996 'lightworks II', Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston. 'The Finnish Connection', Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. 1995 'New Works', Ceramics Art Gallery, Sydney. 'lightworks', Arabia Gallery, Helsinki, Finland. 'Place Settings', Distelfink Gallery, Melbourne. 1994 'Place Settings', Handmark Gallery, Hobart. 1990 'Australian Works', Contemporary Porcelain Gallery, New York, NY.Selected Joint shows:2001 'Luminosity: Objects of Light', (with John Smith), Dick Bett Gallery, Hobart. 1993 'Barcelona Drawings', (with John Smith), Fine Art Gallery, University of Tasmania. 1983 'Ceramics and Textiles', (with David Green), Crafts Centre, Melbourne. 1980 'Raku', (with Robin Welch), Craft Council of Tasmania Gallery, Hobart. Selected group exhibitions (-2002) 2002 'International Academy of Ceramics Members Exhibition', Athens, Greece. '4th International Ceramics Competition of Sarreguemines', Musée de la Faïence, France. 'Less is More/Less is a Bore', Brisbane City Gallery, Queensland. 2001 'Tasmania's Finest' Artfolio Space, Raffles Hotel Arcade, Singapore. 'Sculpture by the Sea', Roaring Beach, Tasman Peninsular. 'DMC', furniture (with John Smith), Mawsons Place, Hobart. 2000 'Australian Decorative Arts Survey, 2000', Lauraine Diggins Fine Art Gallery, Melbourne. 1999 18th. Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award, Queensland. 'Diverse', WA School of Art Design and Media Gallery, Perth, WA. 'Work from the Collection', Art Gallery of WA, Perth. 'Hobart City Art Prize', Carnegie Gallery, Hobart. 1998 'Sculpture by the Sea', (with John Smith) Roaring Beach, Tasman Peninsular. 17th. Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Award, Queensland. 'Sinn & Form', (with John Smith) International Design Centre, Berlin. 'IAC '98: A World Without Borders: A Question of Identitiy', Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, Ontario. 4th. Cairo International Biennale for Ceramics, Cairo, Egypt. 1997 18th. Biennial Craft Event, Mornington Peninsular Regional Gallery, Mornington. 1996 'see the light', Craft Council ACT, Canberra. 'see the light', Craftspace, Centre for Contemporary Craft, Sydney. 'IAC '96' International Academy Members exhibition, Saga Prefectural Art Museum, Saga, Japan. 1995 'Newcastle Ceramic Puchase Award', Newcastle Art Gallery, Newcastle. 1994 'Vessel as Subject: Perihal Bejana', Indonesian tour - Padang, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Jakarta. 'Hobart City Art Prize', Carnegie Gallery, Hobart. '14th. National Craft Acquisition Award', Museuem and Art Gallery, Northern Territory. 'The Bowled & the Beautiful', Door Exhibition Space, Fremantle, WA. 1993 'IV World Triennial Exhibition of Small Ceramics', Zagreb, Croatia. 'Oasis Show', Phoenix, Arizona. 'From Funk to Functional', McWhirters Artspace, Queensland.Selected Collections:National Gallery of Victoria Bendigo Gallery, Epsom. Diamond Vallery Regional Gallery Parliament House, Canberra Saga Prefectural Museum, Japan. University of Tasmania. Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery International Design Centre, Berlin. Arabia Gallery, Finland. Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. Art Gallery of WA. Mitchell Gallery, Bathurst. Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, Ontario. Queen Vic. Mus. & Art Gallery, Lston. Manly Regional Gallery, Sydney. Banff Centre for the Arts, Alberta. Queensland Art Gallery National Museum of Cairo, Egypt. Artist Statement My practice has always explored the potential of industrial ceramic processes, such as slip-casting, jigger/jolleying, CNC milling, decals, etc. to the production of limited editions as well as one-off products within a small scale studio set-up. My prime aesthetic concerns have been with the exploration of form through the use of the multiple, and to develop a range of techniques by which these can be created through dissection, manipulation and additions. The most current series has continued from the work originally started at the Arabia factory, Finland in an attempt to produce groups of works that create a strong sense of animation in their relationships with each other.


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