Workshop SCULPTURAL PROCESSES by Emily Hunt

“DAY 1: Sculptural Processes – Hand built Ceramics Part 1
The course will begin with a short introduction into history of sculptural ceramics beginning with Bernard Palissy and the Martin Brothers, and ending with a focus on the 1960s California movement consisting of Viola Frey and Robert Arneson. We will be working with clay that allows fine detail and careful construction. The practical course will focus on the do’s and don’t in ceramic construction, outlining the basics on how to make intricate ceramics. The course will also cover how to time and score ceramics. A short introduction to glazing will be shown. To begin with we will construct a ceramic jewellery piece, thinking about symbols and archetypes.

DAY 2: Sculptural Processes – Hand built Ceramics Part 2
Taking off where left off, the presentation will begin with discussing the renaissance and return of interest into ceramics that begun in 2012 and continues to the present day. The presentation will discuss contemporary ceramic artists and the methods and ideas behind their work. Continuing on from lessons taught the day before, we will extend your new skills into creating an individual work. Overnight, a drawing or sketch of a small ceramic sculpture will be created, and then each artist can individually ask questions on how to construct it. Questions can be asked throughout the class that will help you navigate the material and assist in any further explorations of clay and ceramics.” (Text by courtesy of Emily Hunt)

Emily Hunt (b. 1981) lives and works in Berlin since 2017. Hunt has been running Big Ego Books since 2015. She was the co-Dictator of DUKE Magazine, an artist magazine focusing on Australian artists and thrift culture between 2005-2009. She has shown extensively in Australia since 2012, including at the Museum for Contemporary Art Sydney, First Draft, Casula Powerhouse, UTS Gallery, Artspace, Bundanon Trust, UQ Art Museum, KNULP and The Commercial gallery.Her work is held in collections that include The Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art (CCWA), Artbank, and Manly Art Gallery. She was awarded Marten Bequest Scholarship for Painting (2015), and Ian Potter Cultural Trust Grant (2017), with two grants from Australia Council for the Arts (2014 & 2019). Her work has recently been shown at the Arp Museum Remagen, Kunstraum Kreuzberg Bethanien, Zitadelle Spandau (ZAK) and Sim Smith Gallery, London. In 2020 Hunt was selected as a participant in the Goldrausch Künstlerinnen Projekt. In 2021, Hunt’s first solo exhibition in Berlin opened at Galerie Wedding.

More information on the Emily Hunt Website.