Vessel, c. 1980

Anna Silverton

terracotta

23.5" H x 12.75" Diameter

Exuding elegance in its form, texture, and colors, this Anna Silverton vase is indicative of the artist's thoughtful ceramic practice. Seeking to convey sensual simplicity and deep contemplation, Silverton allows the materiality of the porcelain to shine through simple organic forms. Silverton's attention to detail shines in this tan-colored ceramic vase. Its organic forms and sharp edges are so naturally intertwined that they move with grace and are visually pleasing. This vase will not only fit right in with your home's aesthetics, elevating any space.

Artist Statement

My vases and bowls speak to both past and future-bringing together history and potential through timeless, hand-crafted processes. While I admire both historical and contemporary porcelain, any influence on my own work is more subliminal than deliberate. Each piece I create is unique, and I find satisfaction in the cadence and harmony that emerge when individual forms are brought together in a group. My practice centers around wheel throwing, with an emphasis on the gradual renewal of form and a meticulous attention to finish. Though I am drawn to minimalism, I seek a more sensual kind of simplicity-one that invites touch and contemplation. Glazes are carefully chosen and applied in direct response to form; I am continually experimenting with colour combinations and textures to expand their expressive range.

Artist Biography

Anna Silverton is an established ceramic artist, well known for her finely wheel-thrown porcelain. She has exhibited widely at galleries and art fairs in the UK and has had public/architectural commissions around the world. Her expertise on the wheel is captured on YouTube as part of the Ceramic Review 'Masterclass' series.

Silverton graduated from the Royal College of Art with an MA in Ceramics and Glass in 1987. She subsequently lived and worked in New York USA, where she taught and had a studio at Syracuse university. She returned to the UK and set up her studio in London in 1993, with the help of a Crafts Council Grant. She now lives in Ramsgate, Kent, and creates artwork in her purpose built workshop.

Donated by the Grainer Family.

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