2024 Emerging Contemporaries Exhibition Catalogue

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Jacqui Keogh ARTIST STATEMENT This series of 5 ceramic vases entitled 'Dark Wave' features wheel thrown and hand decorated black mid-fired clay. The vessels are an exploration of making two part pieces and are informed by traditional shapes. The surface designs are the result of ongoing experimentation with surface patterning using found implements. The waves reference the traditional Japanese wave motif or Seigaiha and express part of my identity associated with living for many years beside the ocean and almost daily time atop it, paddling ocean surf skis and surfboat rowing. The wave pattern flows effortlessly, changing direction and size as does the ocean's surface. The gold elements in my series were initially an instinctive reaction to many suggestions that my artist initials were too dominant. I decided to 'lean into' the reaction and 'go for gold'. Over time my block signature has evolved and is a bold statement about unapologetically claiming space. The gold spots are just pretty and who doesn't like a 'bit of bling'? ARTIST BIOGRAPHY Jacqui Keogh Ceramicist, Member Canberra Potters Society and Craft and Design ACT. Jacqui Keogh is a ceramic artist working from her home studio in Narrabundah, ACT. She has been practicing ceramics for four years and creates unique wheel-thrown and hand embellished everyday functional forms. In a world of the mass-produced, she celebrates the ‘hand made’ and ‘slow’ in her products. Each piece is individually and lovingly crafted, intentionally retaining throwing lines, remnant drips and splashes incurred during glazing or firing and not perfect finishes. Much of her work is hand embellished or decorated and no batch is ever quite the same. An affinity with the natural environment is reflected in her making. Her choices of clays, surface decoration and glazes are inspired by the beautiful hues of the river mouth, beach and ocean at Pambula Beach where she lived for many years. She recycles all her clay and fires with an electric kiln for sustainability and practicality. Using the electric kiln has been a catalyst for exploring distinctive decorating styles, surfaces and glazes that can be created in a mid-fire environment. As a result the works ‘give back’ something of herself and are imbued with a captivating aesthetic.
Image: Justin Wasserman | Fort Golden II, 2023 | Photo: Courtesy of the Artist
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