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All that Glitters: Lustre decoration on ceramics 1900-2025
Twelve beautiful pieces of art pottery decorated with gold lustre can be seen in Room 11. Potters in the Middle East were the first to embellish ceramics with lustre glazes over one thousand years ago. Inspired by these glittering wares, 20th-century potters rediscovered an ancient and difficult technique with dazzling effect. Renowned ceramicists Sir Edmund Elton, Alan Caiger Smith and Sutton Taylor are among the artists featured.
On display for the first time are two new additions to our collections by contemporary ceramic artists. Emilie Taylor鈥檚 work 鈥楾hat Drop鈥� is inspired by electronic dance music. It is a series of portraits of women who were part of the rave scene. Taylor used gold lustre decoration to celebrate people and places not traditionally held in the light.
Christopher Turrell works at his studio in Liverpool. He created the sculpture,
鈥楶oppy for Derek鈥�, to celebrate Derek Jarman (1942-1994), film maker and gay rights activist. Jarman was an influential figure for Turrell, growing up gay in the 1980s. 鈥楶oppy for Derek鈥� is inspired by the poppies in Jarman鈥檚 seaside shingle garden at Prospect Cottage, Dungeness, Kent. Turrell applied gold leaf to the sculpture to denote Jarman鈥檚 iconic status in the LGBTQ+ community.
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Twelve beautiful pieces of art pottery decorated with gold lustre can be seen in Room 11. Potters in the Middle East were the first to embellish ceramics with lustre glazes over one thousand years ago. Inspired by these glittering wares, 20th-century potters rediscovered an ancient and difficult technique with dazzling effect. Renowned ceramicists Sir Edmund Elton, Alan Caiger Smith and Sutton Taylor are among the artists featured.
On display for the first time are two new additions to our collections by contemporary ceramic artists. Emilie Taylor鈥檚 work 鈥楾hat Drop鈥� is inspired by electronic dance music. It is a series of portraits of women who were part of the rave scene. Taylor used gold lustre decoration to celebrate people and places not traditionally held in the light.
Christopher Turrell works at his studio in Liverpool. He created the sculpture,
鈥楶oppy for Derek鈥�, to celebrate Derek Jarman (1942-1994), film maker and gay rights activist. Jarman was an influential figure for Turrell, growing up gay in the 1980s. 鈥楶oppy for Derek鈥� is inspired by the poppies in Jarman鈥檚 seaside shingle garden at Prospect Cottage, Dungeness, Kent. Turrell applied gold leaf to the sculpture to denote Jarman鈥檚 iconic status in the LGBTQ+ community.
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