By Scott Duncan
2023
earthenware clay, underglaze, glazes & acrylic
31x27x4.5cm
$2,500
ARTIST STATEMENT
"These works are heavily influenced by my memories of growing up in Geelong and on the Surf Coast. From putting my money in a paper bag to get my school lunch from the milk bar across the road from Newtown Primary School to sheltering from the wind behind the Peters sign on the wall of Bridgewater kiosk."
BIO
Scott Duncan applies a broad approach to ceramics, making composite objects of real technical complexity. Handmade tools and selected glazes are used to achieve the collage-like effects as we shift from the rough feel of fruit box cardboard to the rich glosses of an Italian Bitossi or a Bendigo Pottery vessel. Multiple references from modernity and classicism fuse together through the firing process. Playful in construction and ambiguous in function, the work is an egalitarian and open-ended invitation to enjoy aesthetics high and low.
The artist grew up in Portland on the south-west coast of Victoria where the pathways offered for young men spanned football, farming or surfing. So he surfed and pursued study in visual arts. Following a career as a chef, he recommenced his art practice with a residency at Kil.n.it Experimental Ceramics Studios in Glebe, Sydney. It is here that he has connected with an audience interested in ambitious work in clay. Scott Duncan is represented by Arthouse Gallery, Sydney.