Ruth King Ceramics

Hand made contemporary studio pottery.

Ruth king ceramics. Ruth king is one of britain s pre eminent salt glaze potters an artist who on the face of it makes vessels of great simplicity. Ceramic art london rca london. King slab builds cuts and alters creating large and impressive structures that quietly deviate from the norm making bowls bottles and tripod. 2013 collect saatchi gallery london with the contemporary ceramics centre ceramics now new ashgate gllery farnham sui kim and ruth king 53 beck road london.

My temperament inclines me to spend time observing and deliberating looking for commonalities that can provide impetus for a dialogue between the material and myself. Ruth king composes pots from carefully worked sections allowing each piece to develop its own particular character. These are then submitted to the vagaries of the kiln where the salt vapours playing across the surfaces add a subtle richness and depth to the articulation of the forms. Through fifty contemporary ceramics london.

But in fact her pots radically and complexly reinvent ceramic form. Ceramic art london rca london. Contact us 44 1733 741 283.