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Purity, Cycladic, Unique Vase by Alana Wilson

Creator: Alana Wilson
Offered by: Galerie Philia

Description
Unique Vase by Alana Wilson
Purity / 3017 (Cycladic)
Terracotta paper clay with strontium stoneware glaze
non-functional, will not hold water.
29 x 27 x 25cm

Alana Wilson's work explores both primitive and contemporary aesthetics and techniques in order to embrace elements of texture and a calm tonality. Her studio practice incorporates extensive research and experimental glazing to achieve textured and decaying surfaces. Specific ingredients are added to her glazes that encourage pitting, bubbling and a maturing of texture within the firing. Layers of slips and glazes are built up to be fired multiple times, each firing contributing to the decomposition of the surface. Technical glaze research and experimentation with firings are a consistent tool in developing colours and surfaces to help achieve a futuristic calmness and subtle strength in each body of work.

Born Canberra, Australia
LIVES AND WORKS IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
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EDUCATION
2009-11 BACHELOR OF FINE ART (CERAMICS) NATIONAL ART SCHOOL, SYDNEY
2012 BACHELOR OF FINE ART (HONOURS) NATIONAL ART SCHOOL, SYDNEY
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 BRUTALIST MEDITATIONS, LEE MATHEWS, PADDINGTON, AUS
2015 CONDITIONAL ARCHAEOLOGY, MR KITLY, MELBOURNE, AUS
2015 COMPOSITIONS (FOR L.A), JASMIN SHOKRIAN ATELIER, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
2015 ODE / PAVILLION II, BRACH 3D, SYDNEY, AUS
2014 ODE / PAVILLION, CHINACLAY, SYDNEY, AUS
? 2013 LUX, SABBIA GALLERY, SYDNEY, AUS

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017 PURITY / 3017, MEET MY PROJECT, VIA GALERIE, PARIS, FRANCE
2017 COLD COMFORTS, SHEFFER GALLERY, SYDNEY, AUS
2016 LILIES OF FORGIVENESS, C.NICHOLS PROJECT, LOS ANGELES, USA
2016 HOUSE OF VOLTAIRE, STUDIO VOLTAIRE, LONDON, UK
2016 CLAY, SAINT CLOCHE GALLERY, SYDNEY, AUS
2016 POT PLANT, LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL, LONDON, UK
2016 SIX YOUNG ARTISTS, WALCHA GALLERY, WALCHA, AUS
2016 PERFECT IMPERFECT, NISHI GALLERY, CANBERRA, AUS
2016 RETURN TO BEAUTY, EDWINA CORLETTE GALLERY, BRISBANE, AUS
2015 LA> 2015 CUPS... RUNNETH OVER, CHINACLAY, SYDNEY, AUS
2015 SELECT WORKS, KFA GALLERY, BERLIN, GERMANY
2015 TERRA AUSTRALIS, HOME@735 GALLERY, SYDNEY, AUS
2015 TURN TURN TURN , NATIONAL ART SCHOOL GALLERY, SYDNEY, AUS
2015 SELECT WORKS, WALCHA GALLERY, WALCHA, AUS
2015 COLLECTION (PRIMAVERA COMPOSITION), CHINACLAY, SYDNEY, AUS
2014 UNTITLED GROUP SHOW (AQUATHERAPIE), @735 GALLERY, SYDNEY, AUS
2013 LIGHT & LIGHTNESS, IV ASNA CLAY TRIENNIAL, VM GALLERY, KARACHI, PAKISTAN
2012 HONOURS SHOWCASE, NAS CERAMIC SHOWCASE, SYDNEY, AUS
2012 GIORGIO ARMANI POSTGRADUATE EXHIBITION, NATIONAL ART SCHOOL, SYDNEY , AUS
2011 GRADUATE EXHIBITION, NATIONAL ART SCHOOL GALLERY, SYDNEY, AUS

COLLABORATIONS & COMMISSIONS
2017 CHRISTOPHER ESBER SS18, FOSSILISED SHARDS & BROOCHES, NYFW
2017 LEE MATHEWS FOR MBFWA, BRUTALIST MEDITATIONS INSTALLATION
2016-17 VESSELS FOR ALIEN: COVENANT FOR FOX AUSTRALIA
2016 RÉGIME DES FLEURS, LILIES OF FORGIVENESS, LOS ANGELES
2016 ARIA RESTAURANT SYDNEY, INSTALLATION
2016 LEE MATHEWS COMISSIONED DRAWING, FOR LM PARIS SHOWROOM
2016 CHARD INTERNATIONAL & TENNIS AUSTRALIA, FOR 2016 AUSTRALIAN OPEN
2015 PALOMA WOOL, FOR THE VASE PROJECT, COLLECTION NO. 5
2015 VESSELS PHOTOGRAPHED FOR STILL BY FELIX FOREST & CLAIRE DELMAR
2015 GEORGIA ALICE, FOR 'FLOWERS' SS16 COLLECTION
2014 GEORGIA ALICE, FOR 'BATTENBERG' AW14 COLLECTION

GRANTS, AWARDS? & RESIDENCIES
2016 INTERNATIONAL ARTS & CRAFTS DESIGN AWARD (NOMINEE)
2015 INTERNATIONAL ARTS & CRAFTS DESIGN AWARD (NOMINEE)
2014 AUSTRALIA COUNCIL ARTSTART GRANT RECIPIENT
2014 INTERNATIONAL ARTS & CRAFTS DESIGN AWARD (NOMINEE)
?2013-14 UNSW ARC CERAMIC RESIDENCY
2011 SABBIA GALLERY EXHIBITION AWARD

PUBLICATIONS
2017 URBAN POTTERS - MAKERS IN THE CITY, LUDION (BELGIUM & WORLDWIDE)
2016 CLAY: CONTEMPORARY CERAMIC ARTISANS, THAMES & HUDSON (AUSTRALIA & WORLDWIDE)
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CATALOGUES & JOURNALS
2017 T MAGAZINE - NEW YORK TIMES & INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE
2017 VOGUE LIVING, HARPERS BAZAAR, ELLE, HABITUS, BELLE, INSTYLE - VARIOUS EDITORIALS
2016 VOGUE LIVING, BELLE, INSIDE OUT, HOUSE & GARDEN - VARIOUS EDITORIALS
2016 INPRINT MAGAZINE ARTIST PROFILE, ISSUE 3
2016 M MAGAZINE, LE MONDE (FRANCE), ISSUE 267 & 269
2016 INPRINT MAGAZINE EDITORIAL, ISSUE 2
2015 ART ALMANAC, NOVEMBER ISSUE
2014 JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIAN CERAMICS VOLUME 53/2 (EMERGING ARTISTS ISSUE)
2013 JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIAN CERAMICS VOLUME 52 (EDUCATION ISSUE)
2012 JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIAN CERAMICS VOLUME 51/2 (EDUCATION ISSUE)
2012 GIORGIO ARMANI NATIONAL ART SCHOOL POSTGRADUATE CATALOGUE
2011 NATIONAL ART SCHOOL UNDERGRADUATE CATALOGUE

"My work explores the duality and essence of both the object and the experience. Predominantly the vessels reference historic utilitarian forms and retain some associations of use and function. This functionality is often contradicted by the finely-pinched edges, experimental glaze technology and material treatment, resulting in a hyperpersonal and sometimes idealistic logic. Ancient vessels and archaeological artefacts act as primary reference and influence. The colours remain subdued to highlight the textured and decaying surfaces, amplifying the idiosyncrasies of the works. I am consistently refining both individual vessels and compositions of vessels that convey or mediate this experience."
Alana Wilson.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Australia
Period:	New
Condition:	Excellent. One of a Kind.
Creation Date:	2017
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Contemporary
Incollect Reference #:	280247

Dimensions

W.	10.63 in;	H.	11.42 in;	D.	9.85 in;
W.	27 cm;	H.	29.01 cm;	D.	25.02 cm;

Message from Seller:

Galerie Philia is a recognized contemporary design and modern art gallery representing world wide known designers and artists. The Galerie Philia exhibits a collection resulting from a rhizomatic research transcending formal, stylistic, national or historical barriers. The selected art works emanates from different cultures and periods, are incarnated in various and multiform mediums, and evoke multiple and changing interior worlds.