Simon Reece | Anemones II | SOLD
Anemones II
Coarse black clay, underglaze and glaze.
78 high x 44 wide cm
SOLD
High Water Mark - target anemones
Our atavistic instincts have reached a zenith in climate change, with mass species extinctions although some weedy species will continue to exist and proliferate regardless of our folly.
Jellyfish and anemones are a couple of these so called ‘weedy’ animals.
Targeting these creatures and mapping their inexorable rise in our oceans helps to highlight habitat destruction and the eutrophication of the seas. These creatures also happen to be very beautiful.
‘Some scientists, such as Jeremy Jackson at Scripps Institution of Oceanography have suggested the oceans are reverting back to primeval seas of millions of years ago, when algae, bacteria and jellyfish ruled the oceans. He playfully dubs this “rise of slime” – Los Angeles Times 8th March 2011
Sea levels were much higher during these epochs. The Anthropocene is taking our planet and us backwards.
Simon Reece
Simon Reece
BIO
Simon Reece studied ceramics at The National Art School (formerly East Sydney Technical College), in 1980 for 3 years. Working for ceramic master, Uneo Norihide in Bizen in 1985, where he learned the art of wood firing ceramics and developing a strong sense of ceramic aesthetics. These skills and methodologies still dominate and inform his work practice.
Constantly adapting and always working with different clays and developing glazes from raw materials, Simon has worked creating tableware for some of Australia’s acclaimed chefs. He has made large-scale environmental sculptures for private commissions and public works.
Recently completing a 27m ceramic mural ‘escarpment’ for Inner West Council in Sydney.
In 2014, Simon travelled with Merran Esson and Malcolm Greenwood to Shigaraki where they conducted workshops and lectures at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park.
His recent work includes collaborations with contemporary artists and continuing to develop and adapt his own studio practice.
His work has been exhibited at galleries including The Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, Manly Art Gallery, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Newcastle Regional Art Gallery, Gold Coast Art Gallery. His work is held in private collections in Australia, USA, Japan, Europe, The Newcastle Regional Gallery and Manly Art Gallery and Museum.
He was one of the Master ceramicists at CLAYarc Gulgong in April 2016
