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8th Feb 2012Sensational Ceramics
Alan Sidney, Wales
Alan Sidney studied at Liverpool School of Art in the 1960s, and worked as a book illustrator and graphic designer, before turning his talents to clay. This may explain the fantasy element of his work, which is always intriguing and even psychedelic. He lives in Newtown, Wales, and works from home, regularly raiding his kitchen for objects that he can use as moulds. He also models forms directly. His works reflect his passion for architecture, machines and ancient civilizations. 
Frogs, snakes, turtles and even an elephant inhabit this sculpture, which is also a whistle. To Sidney it represents an enchanted world where animals live together happily, something which he contrasts with the way people live in the real world.
Whistle, 1992 Stoneware assembled from moulded and modelled parts
17 cm high, 19 cm wide
Catalogue
Sensational Ceramics Catalogue
Sensational Ceramics Introduction | Beverley Bell Hughes | Alan Sidney | Anna Noel | Christine Constant | Paul Scott | Sandy Brown | Deidre Burnett | Peter Smith |
Mary Rose Young | Emily Myers | Simon Carroll | Chieko Yorigame | Liz Quackenbush | Ardmore Ceramic Art Studio | Jolante Kvastye | Lillemor Petersson | Lippa Dalen | | Musical instruments
