London (HC704)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Matthew Raw
Title
London
Date
2011
Materials and techniques
Black clay, extruded and hand-built
Dimensions
width: 21.3cm
height: 24.1cm
Object number
HC704
Category
Maker's statement
The piece is to be viewed in two ways - with the flat side up, and with the flat side down. This is for a number of reasons:
- I love my pieces being handled, turned and flipped.
- The rough texture of the clay contrasts to the surprisingly smooth finish of the flat surface (I make it perfectly level and in doing so expose the hidden 'grog')
- The piece has a city-scape appearance when flat side is down, and is more abstract with flat side up.
- And the legibility of the piece also changes as the piece is moved.
- I love my pieces being handled, turned and flipped.
- The rough texture of the clay contrasts to the surprisingly smooth finish of the flat surface (I make it perfectly level and in doing so expose the hidden 'grog')
- The piece has a city-scape appearance when flat side is down, and is more abstract with flat side up.
- And the legibility of the piece also changes as the piece is moved.