Peter Beard | New Work

Peter Beard makes confident forms with complex, vibrant surfaces. Working from rural Warwickshire, he follows his own exacting techniques to achieve these surface effects – using wax resist to create carefully controlled glaze patterns and grinding back many thin layers of coloured slip and clay to reveal a composite of intricate textures. There’s much to explore in these varied patterns, which altogether form a cohesive style evoking the natural landscape.

Through this exhibition, featuring more than 60 works, Peter reveals new explorations in form and scale, including hollow and wavy forms and 60-centimetre-high vessels, as well as a prize-awarded work from Oldenburg International Ceramics Fair.

Don’t miss the chance to browse this multidimensional show, and join Contemporary Ceramics at the preview (Wednesday 18 September, 6–8pm) to take a first look.

Image courtesy of the artist.

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