The main purpose of the expedition was to see
Gordon Baldwin's pots at
Erskine, Hall & Coe (till 31 July). There's an
online catalogue, and we took our sketchbooks, to "get to know the pots better" -
Of course you lose the sense of scale - so here's the real(?) thing -
What you don't see so well are the sumptuous bumps and bulges, the entire three-dimensionality.
I particularly liked the "big eggshells" with their bold marks inside and out, and the tall shape with its subtle patterning -
The other two shows on our list were
Boetti ("Order and Disorder") at
Mazzoleni (till 31 July)
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Biro on paper on canvas |
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Embroidered in Afghanistan |
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A self-relfective system |
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Downstairs, small pieces in groupings |
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Biro on paper on (small) canvas |
and "
Burning Cutting Nailing" (Klein, Fontana, Uecker) at Skarstedt (till 31 July) -
Along the way...
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This got strangers talking to each other; absolutely every man who passed by stopped to look and most took photos |
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Part of a jewellery display on Bond St - the abstract "crystal balls" much preferable to those with realistic elements (and to the blingey schmuck) |
3 comments:
Love the ceramics. I would have stopped to look at that car too! I wonder what car it was?
Patty, it was - is - a Porsche. My friend just emailed to say she'd read the name on the back!
How I love those ceramics by Gordon Baldwin! They are breath-taking in their rightness of form and decoration. How I would love to see them for real. However, there is no chance before 31 July - too many holidays, too many family commitments - your post will have to suffice for now..
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