Shadow of the Moon
Newmarch Gallery, Prospect, South Australia
September 30 – October 29, 2022
Years in the making this solo exhibition featured my most significant blue and white porcelain works made between 2013-19 during residencies in Jingdezhen, China. Including the premiere of collaborative “big tile” works with Jingdezhen artist Huang Fei, and an important selection of historic Chinese porcelain on loan from the Art Gallery of South Australia, which further complemented the story of this East-West exchange.
Accompanying ‘Shadow of the Moon’ is a pdf catalogue including essays and insights into the exhibition from contributing writers Russell Kelty, Curator Asian Art(AGSA), Yuexiu Shen, Assistant Curator (AGSA), Huang Fei, Artist, Bernadette Klavins, Teen Programs Officer (AGSA), and graphic design by Mofei Wang, Director of Oak Isle Studio.
Photography by, Sharmonie Cockayne. Gallery View photography by Sam Roberts.
Double Happiness, Curly Sticks & AGSA Loan pieces
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Shadow of the Moon, Gallery View
Curly Stick wall including AGSA loan pieces (in cases) with Infinity Form (large platter)
Porcelain (hand built) , cobalt underglaze decoration, partly glazed
Adelaide (2021-2)
Installation (dimensions variable)
Photography, Sam Roberts
Sticks and Stones
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Porcelain and Stoneware, (hand built and slip cast), cobalt underglaze decoration, glaze, salt, dimensions variable
Adelaide 2022
Installation (variable dimensions)
Photography, Sam Roberts
Curly Sticks (After the Flowering Plum Tree)
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Porcelain (hand built) , cobalt underglaze decoration, partly glazed.
Adelaide (2021-2)
Installation (variable dimensions)
Photography, Sam Roberts
Various AGSA Porcelain pieces
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Shadow of the Moon - Gallery View
China, Fujian, Dish, with two geese, c.1615–30, Zhangzhou, porcelain with underglaze blue decoration, 4.5 x 29.5 cm (diam.); Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
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China Vase, with deer in landscape
1662 - 1722, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province
porcelain, underglaze blue decoration
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
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Title: Judy in Panama
Jingdezhen, China, 2016
Porcelain platter, Cobalt &underglaze decoration, decals, glaze
460mm diameter x 60mm(H)
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Title: Another World
Jingdezhen, China, 2018
Porcelain platter, Cobalt &underglaze decoration, decals, glaze
460mm diameter x 60mm(H)
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Title: Floating Clouds
Adelaide, 2022
Porcelain, cobalt underglaze decoration, glaze
100 x 70 x 10mm each
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Title: Spring Sigh
Jingdezhen, China, 2019
Porcelain box tile, Cobalt &underglaze decoration glaze
460mm diameter x 60mm(H)
Photograph, Josef Muller
Curly Sticks, Floating Clouds &
Birds of Good Fortune
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Porcelain (hand built) , cobalt underglaze decoration, glazed
Adelaide (2022)
Clouds Installation : 100 x 40 x 8mm
Birds Installation : 120 x 70 x 8mm
Photography, John Naidou
Musgrave Ranges Landscape & Louis Music Practice
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Shadow of the Moon - Gallery View
Title: Musgrave Ranges Landscape
Porcelain platter, Cobalt &underglaze decoration, decals, glaze
460mm diameter x 60mm(H)
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Title: Louis Music Practice
Adelaide, 2018
Porcelain platter, Cobalt decoration, decal, glaze
360mm diameter x 40mm(H)
Porcelain Tiles (Collaborative work with Huang Fei)
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Gallery view of four porcelain tiles
Jingdezhen, China 2019
Jingdezhen Porcelain tile , cobalt & underglaze decoration, glaze framed
Installation (various dimensions)
Photography, Sam Roberts