Clay

CLAY

Glenn Barkley Peter Cooley Helen Eager Marea Gazzard Eloise Rankine Simon Reece Peter Rushforth Mistuo Shoji Brett Stone Kati Watson

Special thanks to Martin Browne Contemporary, who represent Peter Cooley and to Damien Minton Gallery, who represent Brett Stone

CLAY

29 January - 15 February 2014

Glenn Barkley Peter Cooley Helen Eager Marea Gazzard Eloise Rankine Simon Reece Peter Rushforth Mistuo Shoji Brett Stone Kati Watson

Š Utopia Art Sydney

What makes a form beautiful, powerful, good?

For the ancient Greeks it was proportion, harmony and order.

For the Japanese it is wabi-sabi – a balance between simplicity and complexity, restraint and spontaneity, perfection and imperfection, permanence and impermanence.

Here, clay forms transcend their functional potential.

Helen Eager, The Bowl,1987, lithograph with chine colle, ed. /5, 57 x 42.5cm (image)

Peter Cooley, 3 Sisters teacups after Rengetsu, 2011 [all work by Peter Cooley courtesy of Martin Browne Contemporary]

Peter Cooley, African Teacups, 1992

Peter Cooley, African Teacups, 1992

Peter Rushforth, all Untitled, 2013

Simon Reece, Escarpment Rocks, 2011-13

Glenn Barkley, A trip to Great Dixter, 2013 (front left); The curd farmers, 2013 (back left); Mid-career survey 1 - 5, 2013 (right)

Kati Watson, installation show

Brett Stone, installation view [all work by Brett Stone courtesy of Damien Minton Gallery]

Brett Stone, Creme Brulee; Polenta; Lemon Butter, 2013

Brett Stone, Iced stack, 2012-14

Mitsuo Shoji, Blossom Jar, Kaze series (Wind); Porcealin platter, Kaze series; Flower vase, Kaze series; Tall vessel, Kaze series, 2013

Eloise Rankine, Houses, 2013

Eloise Rankine, Lattice, 2013

Eloise Rankine, The Window Panes are Rattling, 2013

Marea Gazzard, Milos II, 1990

CLAY

29 January - 15 February 2014

Glenn Barkley Peter Cooley, courtesy of Martin Browne Contemporary Helen Eager Marea Gazzard Eloise Rankine Simon Reece Peter Rushforth Mistuo Shoji Brett Stone, courtesy of Damien Minton Gallery Kati Watson

Utopia Art Sydney 2 Danks Street Waterloo NSW 2017 Telephone: + 61 2 9699 2900 email: utopiaartsydney@ozemail.com.au www.utopiaartsydney.com.au Š Utopia Art Sydney

Utopia Art Sydney 2 Danks Street Waterloo NSW 2017 Telephone: + 61 2 9699 2900 email: utopiaartsydney@ozemail.com.au www.utopiaartsydney.com.au