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2021年陶溪川·景德镇国际工作室以线上的方式重启艺术讲座。本期讲座将以在线直播的形式,邀请到来自任教于Presbyterian Ladies’ College的澳大利亚陶艺家,萨莉·沃克( Sally Walk ),于2021年2月3日晚上8点,在陶溪川国际教育—国际云讲座平台带来主题为《有机造型的灵感发源》(Ceramic Inspirations )的讲座。讲座中萨莉将与我们分享过去十年来她的创作历程,还将展示她的灵感和创作核心在作品中的呈现方式。
Taoxichuan·Jingdezhen International Studio relaunch the artist lecture series with online platform at 2021. The studio is very pleased to invite the ceramist, Sally Walk, the Australian ceramics teacher from Presbyterian Ladies’ College in Melbourne. The titled of this week's lecture is "Ceramic Inspirations". The lecture will be held on Wednesday 20:00, February 3, at Taoxichuan International Education Program -- Master Online Lecture. The lecture will be an insight on the journey of my work over the past decade. I will reveal my inspirations and concepts and how these manifest to completed artworks.
Sally Walk is a ceramic artist from Australia who has been working in clay for over 30 years. She has a BA – Ceramic Design, a post graduate degree in Visual Art Sculpture and a post graduate degree in Education – Visual Arts. She mostly works in sculptural forms informed by her upbringing by the sea and her fascination with microscopic imagery.
Walk is a member of the International Academy of Ceramics (IAC) and won first prize at the Florence Biennale in Italy. She has had 10 Solo exhibitions and participated in over 40 group exhibitions. She has exhibited in France, Japan, China, USA, India, New Zealand, South Korea, Italy and Australia. She is represented by James Makin Gallery in Australia.
I am interested in human nature and my current work explores the idea of facades and the way our outer self is used to ensure belonging. These aspects of human nature manifest themselves in my work as spikes, spots, carving and heavy texture.
I have been working with porcelain and stoneware clays for over 30 years, to create unique and elaborate sculptures. Some are delicate with frilled edges and fine carved patterns, others are harsh and aggressive with spikes and heavy carved line. My work resonates with cultural and historical references and is informed by a desire to highlight important yet complex social issues. Often presented in groupings, my works are obviously connected and like a family they appear to belong.
My focus is on the command of ceramic techniques, understanding of materials and a meticulous attention to detail. I use these to construct work that is conceptual and poetic while being well anchored in the materiality of clay, offering multiple and open ended narratives.