EWEN HENDERSON Exhibition 5 MAY - 2 JUN 2018
Oxford Ceramics Gallery are proud to announce a major exhibition of two and three-dimensional work by Ewen Henderson (1934-2000), one of the most important British ceramic artists of the twentieth century (he preferred the epithet ‘artist in fluxed earth’). Henderson began by making vessel forms, but gradually opened these out into more complex structures, with completely new clay combinations and qualities of surface which drew on his abstract vision, and his interest in urban and natural landscapes and forms. Regarded as very much ahead of his time, Henderson took clay to new levels of exploration, the ramifications of his work will continue to be felt for years to come.
The exhibition will feature a wide range of pieces made from the late 1970s until the end of the 1990s. These will include tall vessels, dishes, tea bowls and sculptural objects, as well as a rich selection of paintings and drawings, all demonstrating the powerful as well as delicate and intricate expression of Henderson’s searching art. Significantly most of the work in this selling show will be from the artist’s estate, supplemented by items from other private collections.
The exhibition has been co-curated by Oxford Ceramics Gallery and David Whiting.
Private View: Saturday 5 May, 5-7pm
29 Walton St
Oxford
OX2 6AA
Clay Live: The Life and Work of Ewen Henderson, with Anthony Shaw, the ceramics collector
Ashmolean Museum
Beaumont St
Oxford
Saturday 5 May, 3-5pm.
Meet in Gallery 21.
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Photography: Michael Harvey
