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Kerry Harker, Narcissist, T-shirt with vinyl lettering, unlimited edition multiple. Photo: Cathal Carey
“ A particular focus in my studio practice is the relationship between ceramics and painting and the relative status traditionally afforded to each. Whilst painting in the West has long been considered the highest form of ‘fine art’, ceramics have been considered as decorative or utilitarian objects and labelled rather dismissively as ‘craft’ or ‘applied art’. The study of non-Western ceramics has proved instrumental in my development of an alternative narrative for ceramics, making them an ideal vehicle for the discussion of cross-disciplinary practice, as well as an examination of the language and labelling utilised in the production and consumption of cultural artefacts. “The false distinction between materials is a boundary I wish to transgress, producing conceptual ceramics that carry visual elements associated with painting in the modern era. Conversely, my paintings will sometimes carry ‘decorative’ elements, or forms associated with the craft or applied art disciplines, such as pattern. In ceramics I work with existing forms, usually glazed white bone china dinner plates, as a ground akin to the blank canvas associated...
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