Lara Scobie | Form and Surface

LARA SCOBIE

FORM AND SURFACE 30 November - 22 December 2018

LARA SCOBIE

FORM AND SURFACE 30 November - 22 December 2018

We are delighted to present Lara Scobie’s first solo exhibition at The Scottish Gallery.

Lara studied ceramics at Camberwell College of Arts in London before completing a Post Graduate degree at Edinburgh College of Art. ‘Whilst creating this new body of work, I have continued to explore my fascination with pattern and mark-making on ceramic forms. I have explored new colour variations, developed new forms and refined my making process.

The theme of balance has continued to be a constant, significantly underlining the new work in which ideas of dynamic interplay between form and surface develop. Each element of balance is a new discovery, found somewhere between knowing how far the material can be pushed and when to let the material’s own dogged nature dictate the final journey. By integrating drawing, surface mark-making and volume, I play with the balance of space and pattern alongside hue and texture on both the decorated and void surface areas. For me, it is the balance between composition and form, absence and presence, that offers some of the most exciting opportunities for expressing my creative voice.

Form and Surface is the culmination of an intensive period of research and development, which was supported by Creative Scotland. The grant crucially afforded me time; time to experiment, time to make mistakes and time to look deeper into my practice.’

Lara Scobie, 2018

Lara Scobie in her studio, 2018

Tilted Cylinders, 2018 fine parian slipware H10 x D11 cm ÂŁ260 each

Bottle I, 2018 fine parian slipware H37 x D23 cm ÂŁ750

Large Vessel, 2018 fine parian slipware H29 x W28 x D24 cm ÂŁ1,400

Tilted Shallow Bowl, 2018 fine parian slipware H18 x D26 cm £780

Small Cylinder I, Metameric Landscape (detail), 2018 mould blown glass with Kaolin patina H23 x D8 cm ÂŁ220

From left to right:

Grey Vessel with Tilted Rim I, 2018 fine parian slipware H14 x D10.5 cm £220 Short Vessel, 2018 fine parian slipware H7 x D9 cm £90 Grey Vessel with Tilted Rim II, 2018 fine parian slipware H11 x D9.5 cm £140

Undulating Bowl, 2018 fine parian slipware H21 x D26 cm ÂŁ750

The theme of balance has continued to be a constant, significantly underlining the new work in which ideas of dynamic interplay between form and surface develop. Each element of balance is a new discovery, found somewhere between knowing how far the material can be pushed and when to let the material’s own dogged nature dictate the final journey.

Lara Scobie, 2018

Bottle II, 2018 fine parian slipware H37 x D23 cm ÂŁ750

From left to right:

Small Oval Vessel with Red Interior, 2018 fine parian slipware H10.5 x W11 x D10 cm £340 Squared Vessel with Chartreuse Interior, 2018 fine parian slipware H12 x W9 x D9 cm £340

Tall Vase, 2018 fine parian slipware H40 x W17 x D15cm ÂŁ680

Tilted Bowl, 2018 fine parian slipware H18 x D18 cm £650

Black, Blue and Orange Striped Vases, 2018 fine parian slipware H25 x W7.5 x D6.5 cm £140 each

Squared Vessel, 2018 fine parian slipware H20 x W17 x D17 cm £650

Tall Oval Vase with Chartreuse Interior, 2018 fine parian slipware H21 x W12 x D10 cm ÂŁ340

Tall Oval Vase with Orange Interior, 2018 fine parian slipware H21 x W12 x D10 cm ÂŁ340

Tall Oval Vase with Red Interior, 2018 fine parian slipware H21 x W12 x D10 cm ÂŁ340

From left to right:

Oval Vessel, 2018 fine parian slipware H12.5 x W11 x D10 cm £220 Conical Vase, 2018 fine parian slipware H18 x W11 x D10 cm £240

Square Black and Red Vessel. 2018 fine parian slipware H12 x W15 x D15 cm £420

From left to right:

Wave Vase. 2018 fine parian slipware H25 x W7.5 x D6.5 cm ÂŁ140 Vase in Chartreuse, 2018 fine parian slipware H25 x W7.5 x D6.5 cm ÂŁ140

From left to right:

Blue and Orange Bowl, 2018 fine parian slipware H7.5 x D11 cm £150 Blue and Black Bowl, 2018 fine parian slipware H6 x D10.5 cm £150

Tall Bowl, 2018 fine parian slipware H23 x D20 cm £980

Cylinder Bowl in Black, 2018 fine parian slipware H8 x D10 cm £240

Prussian Blue Striped Vessel, 2018 fine parian slipware H23 x W12 x D10 cm £320

From left to right:

Grey Vessel with Orange, 2018 fine parian slipware H13 x D11 cm £220 Tilted Black and White Vessel, 2018 fine parian slipware H8 x D11 cm £160

Large Cylinder Bowl in Black, 2018 fine parian slipware H11 x D15 cm £350

Small Coloured Vessel I, II and III, 2018 fine parian slipware H8.5 x D8 cm £140 each

Vase with Orange Interior, 2018 fine parian slipware H17 x W10 x D9 cm ÂŁ240

‘By integrating drawing, surface mark-making and volume, I play with the balance of space and pattern alongside hue and texture on both the decorated and void surface areas.

For me, it is the balance between composition and form, absence and presence, that offers some of the most exciting opportunities for expressing my creative voice.’

Lara Scobie, 2018

Large Oval Vase with Wave Pattern, 2018 fine parian slipware H28 x W16 x D13 cm £460

From left to right:

Grey Patterned Oval Vessel, 2018 fine parian slipware H17 x W17 x D15 cm ÂŁ840 Small Tilted Vessel, 2018 fine parian slipware H6.5 x D9 cm ÂŁ140

From left to right:

Black Bowl with Orange Interior, 2018 fine parian slipware H7 x D10.5 cm £160 Squared Vase with Orange Interior, 2018 fine parian slipware H15.5 x W9 x D9 cm £350

From left to right:

Bowl with Orange Interior, 2018 fine parian slipware H6 x D11 cm £160 Fine-Lined Bowl with Orange Interior, 2018 fine parian slipware H7 x D11 cm £160

Tall Bowl with Orange Interior, 2018 fine parian slipware H35 x D20 cm £1,200

From left to right:

Tilted Rimmed Vessel with Red Interior, 2018 fine parian slipware H10.5 x D9 cm ÂŁ280 Small Vase with Red Interior, 2018 fine parian slipware H15 x W7 x D6 cm ÂŁ140

LARA SCOBIE b. 1967 Born: Edinburgh EDUCATION 1989 - 1990 1987 - 1989

Post Graduate Diploma, Edinburgh College of Art BA Honours Degree, Camberwell School of Arts & Crafts, London

1994 - 2014

Lecturer, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, Dundee

SELECTED AWARDS 2018 Creative Scotland Small Project Award 2017 Edinburgh Visual Artist and Craft Award 2015 Inches Carr Trust Craft Bursary 2014 Visual Arts Scotland Applied Art Award 2009 Ceramic Review Award, Ceramics Open, RSBA, Birmingham 2007 Creative Development Award - Scottish Arts Council 1995 Scottish Arts Council Individual - Development Award 1994 Cardiff Design Show - Makers Choice Award 1992 Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award - Premier Winner SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2018 2018 2017 2017 2016 2016 2016 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

In Between, jaggedart, London Ceramic Art London, Central Saint Martins School of Art British Ceramic Biennial, Stoke-on-Trent L.A Art Show, Tansey Contemporary, USA SOFA Chicago, Tansey Contemporary, USA Tent London, Craft Scotland Showcase, London Design Festival Distilled Tone, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh Ensemble, Solo Exhibition, Contemporary Ceramics Centre, London Ceramic Art York, York Art Gallery SOFA, Chicago, USA Ceramic Art London, Royal College of Art Gallery Altena, Holland

SELECTED COLLECTIONS Paisley Museum, Glasgow, Scotland Triennale de Porcelaine, Nyon, Switzerland McManus Galleries, Dundee, Scotland The Beaches Museum, Kansas State University, USA Museum of Auckland, New Zealand

Published by The Scottish Gallery to coincide with the exhibition: FORM AND SURFACE - LARA SCOBIE 30 November - 22 December 2018 Photography by Shannon Tofts Lara Scobie would like to thank Creative Scotland for their support.

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Tilted Orange and Red Vessel, 2018 fine parian slipware H25 x D26 cm £650

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