Sophie Southgate - Landscape//Colour Vessels
Artist statement
Sophie Southgate creates bespoke handcrafted ceramic sculptures for the home.
Every one of these affordable-luxury ornamental objects is unique, taking days to refine and finish to the highest standard.
Now based in Orpington Kent, working with clay and plaster has become integral
to her way of life. She has recently become the 2017/2018 Ambassador for Ceramics in Europe with
Future Light.
Sophie’s practice is an on-going exploration of the object and the vessel. Her work
moves between the boundaries of art and design, challenging our preconceptions
and understanding of contemporary ceramics.
She takes inspiration from the landscape, paring it back to abstract
interpretations of space through basic geometric forms. She utilises colour and
negative space to engage the audience and play with perception. Her work is
ambiguous in nature and open to interpretation, raising questions about
material and process.
She discovered her love for clay at Bromley Adult Education Centre evening
courses which prompted her to return to full time education.
She studied Foundation Art and Design at Ravensbourne College of Design and
Communication in Greenwich, graduating in 2011 and has since studied for a BA
Honours Ceramics.
Blue//Blue
Ceramic - Porcelain outer
D20.5cm x H10cm
£360
Purple//Yellow
Ceramic - Porcelain outer
D14cm x H6.5cm
£145
Red//Yellow
Ceramic - Porcelain outer
D14cm x H6.5cm
£145
Purple//Pink
Ceramic - Porcelain outer
D11.5cm x H8cm
£115
To see more of Sophies’s ceramics, pop into the gallery. If you would like to purchase any of Sophie’s work, we are happy to offer a mail order service and can accept payment by
most major debit and credit cards over the telephone, or via Paypal.
Or give us a call on 01328 711609
■ FINALIST IN THE MUDDY STILETTOS AWARDS FOR BEST ART GALLERY
■ SELECTED AS ‘ONE TO WATCH’ IN THE BEST OF NORFOLK
■ NOMINATED AND FINALIST IN THE NORFOLK ARTS AWARDS ‘EDP PEOPLE’S CHOICE’
■ WINNER OF NORTH NORFOLK THE GUIDE'S ‘BEST GALLERY’ AWARD
■ RECOMMENDED BY TIME OUT NORFOLK & SUFFOLK – ‘BEST INDEPENDENT SHOPS’
■ SELECTED FOR ‘COOL PLACES NORTH NORFOLK COAST’ TRAVEL-GUIDE SERIES
Gift Vouchers and Mail Order available - please email, phone, or pop into the
gallery.
Gallery Plus, Warham Road, Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk, NR23 1QA.
On the A149 Coast Road at the junction to Warham, Wighton and Walsingham
01328 711609 / 07795 680674
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