Gareth Mason Drools Gold

Price on request

Unique
2023-2024
Stoneware, Porcelain, Layered Slips, Oxides, Glaze, Ironstone, Granite inclusion, Lustre

The rough clay sheets that bind and fold through the body of Drools Gold are reminiscent of tectonic workings, exemplifying Mason’s interference with traditional conventions of ceramics. Formulated from a mix of materials – including stoneware, porcelain and ironstone – the elements of Drools Gold are drawn together and, when they merge or collide, new relationships, qualities and layers are formed. For Mason, he views the ceramic experience as a powerful and meaningful engagement with the creative and life-giving forces in the world.

Artist Biography

Gareth Mason is a British artist who, over his four-decade career, has consistently resisted the temptations of ceramic art’s conventions – particularly those surrounding the perceived purity of porcelain. Entangling irreverence and material risk with respect for ceramics history, Mason’s pots carry tensions and incompatibilities that defy straightforward resolution.