Details
Wheel-thrown porcelain, snow glaze interior and chattered body
H. 15.5 cm, ø 16.5 cm
Thrown in porcelain, Matthews stemmed objects are a an exercise into the technical difficulties of porcelain works. Matthew tries to convey a harmony between architectural construction and firing methodology with a refined approach to aesthetic. Soft lines and delicate texture veiling the arduous and technical practicality.
SO4 is an open, bowl form with a subtle snow glaze interior and chattered body, forming contrast in light, shadow and lustre.
About Matthew Cronshaw
'At the very core of my practice is a mastery of material. For the past year I have been working in porcelain and I have lead myself down the path of mastering the techniques and processes that reflect what I see when I think of porcelain.'
'I think of a showcase in refinement, delicacy, translucency, texture and decadence. Each piece perfectly paired back, no distractions from the material itself: the only allowable expressions are ones that enhance what I imagine porcelain should be.'
'A harmony must be struck between what the material wants to exhibit and what I myself as the craftsmen want to showcase. It is the desire to learn this joint language fully that guides my work, leading me down a path of forever changing, throwing, refining, trimming and firing.'
Matthew Cronshaw is a Manches- ter-based ceramicist. Self-taught, he uses porcelain to pursue technically difficult hand thrown forms with a contemporary aesthetic.
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