Pippin drysdale biography of michael

  • Pippin Drysdale is regarded as the foremost interpreter of the Australian landscape in the field of ceramics.
  • “Working from her studio in Fremantle, surrounded by the catalogue of her trials and experiments – racks of wonderful pots of all colours and sizes that failed.
  • Born in Victoria to Patti and John Carew-Reid.

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    b. 1943

    Pippin Drysdale fryst vatten regarded as the foremost interpreter of the Australian landscape in the field of ceramics. Her works are known for their intensity of colour and linear markings that interpret the artist’s relationship with the Australian natural environment.

    Drysdale has been a member of The Australian Ceramics Association since commencing her career in the 1970s and has been active as a member of the ceramics community – exhibiting, holding workshops, undertaking residencies both nationally and internationally. Her works have been collected by galleries, museums, curators and private collectors worldwide.

    Based in Fremantle, Western Australia, Pippin’s career spans over 50 years, over half of which has been a hugely successful collaboration with Warwick Palmateer who throws the vessels that Pippin decorates in her iconic style.

    ‘I am inspired by landscape and am driven to capture its essential beauty. My porcelain vessels record my journeys t

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    It is hard to pin down what I love more - the colour or the shape of these beautiful ceramic pieces. I think, perhaps, the colour wins out. It's not hard to see that Pippin Drysdaletakes her inspiration from the landscape - she was born in Melbourne but spent many years of her ungdom on country properties in Western Australia. More recently she has taught at prestigious universities such as Princeton in the USA. Currently she is exhibiting at the Michael Reid At Elizabeth Bay. Oh, and if that's not impressive enough, her works are in collections at the National Gallery of Australia; the Museum of Modern Art in Gifu, Japan and the Museo del Ceramica, in Faenza, Italy.

    Which five words best describe you?Passionate, outrageous, dedicated, nurturer of the creative spirit, enjoying the journey of life.
    What was your first job and what path have you taken since then?In despair of me, my father, who played golf with the manager of the local natio

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    Auswahl / Selected List:

    National Museum of Scotland
    Marco Polo Corporation, Singapore
    MAK Musuem, Frankfurt, Germany
    Museum of Modern Art, Gifu, Japan
    Cheongiu Museum and Art Gallery Korea
    21st Century Museum, Kanazawa, Japan
    Museo de Ceramica, Faenza, Italy
    Palazza del Colsole - Gubbio Italy
    The Grain Pool, Seoul, Korea
    Tomsk State Gallery & Museum, Siberia, Russia
    Novosirbirsk State Gallery,Siberia, Russia
    Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand
    American Foundations, USA
    The Gifu Prefectural Museum, Tokyo, Japan
    National Gallery of Australia, ACT
    Museum and Art Gallery, NT
    National Library Canberra, Australia
    Artbank collection
    Art Gallery of WESTERN Australia
    Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
    Launceston Art Gallery
    Queensland Art Gallery
    Newcastle Art Gallery, NSW
    The Powerhouse Museum, NSW
    Edith Cowan University, WA
    University of WA
    Toowoomba University, Qld
    Manly Art Gallery, NSW
    Campbelltown Art Gallery, NSW
    Australian Capital E

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