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Matthew Blakely
Primary Type of Art: Ceramics
Description
Matthew Blakely was born in the UK and emigrated to Australia in 1988,where he studied at the National Art School in Sydney winning the State Medal in 1993. He set up a workshop making tableware and handmade tiles in Sydney followed by a workshop and gallery in New South Wales, where he lived until 2002. Returning to the UK, he set up a new workshop in Lode, Cambridgeshire.
Matthew's work is thrown on the wheel using a variety of techniques which emphasise the softness and plasticity of the clay. "I use porcelain for its smoothness, whiteness and translucency,its fired strength, and for the quality that it gives to the glazes. I have developed a range of clean, fresh glazes that compliment the porcelain. These are applied quite thickly to give richness and depth to the colour, and often move down the form, pooling on ridges, emphasizing the fluidity and softness of the forms."