Alison Britton
Alison Britton is a leading British potter with an international
reputation. Her aesthetic language raises points of discord and
harmony, both within and between the compositional elements of angular
constructed forms and gestural painted marks. The ultimate goal is
to forge these separate strands of thought into a dynamic wholeness.
She has written: ‘My pots may appear to be the work of someone urban,
a person used to attempting the integration of diversity ’. These
complex and ambiguous vessels offer different layers of meaning. Many
contain oblique references to the human figure - a handle may be
vaguely reminiscent of a limb - and are thereby suggestive of certain
physical and emotional states of being.
Born in 1948, Britton trained at the Central School of Art & Design
and the Royal College of Art, London. Examples of her work can be
found in numerous public collections world-wide. In recognition of
her achievements as an artist and writer she was awarded the OBE in
1990.
She was shortlisted for the Jerwood prize for Applied Arts: Ceramics in 2001
previous exhibitions
30 March to 12 May 2007
17 June to 30 July 2005
publications
Please click Publications for a list of illustrated exhibition leaflets and other related literature available from Barrett Marsden Gallery
limited editions
please see newly launched limited editions by Barrett Marsden Gallery artists
email: info@bmgallery.co.uk
link to collections
British Council Collection
Crafts Council Collection, London
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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