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I have done some experiments with live drawing for video. Speeded up so they come in bite size chunks.

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complications - a drawing by Simon Fell
Above: ' Line dancing again.'

A current strand of my work is exploring ways of drawing - but not from immediate observation.

A context of contradictions

I work in ceramics, a medium that many consider redundant and I suspect I am part of a movement that seeks to resist what might appear inevitable by looking for contemporary ways to work in this medium. I also work with drawing.

Change the world - redraw it in clay.

I work with my hands; with clay because it is a plastic, constructive material which responds to my touch and to my thinking, I draw for the same reasons. Working directly with your hands is becoming a rare and valuable experience. A lot of my work is figurative in some way or makes reference to figuration. I hope it is of it's time, that is certainly my aim.
I use diverse ways to display and publish work - installations, websites, workshops, online video as well as wall and plinth based shows.


What to make of clay in the 21st century?

I use an iconography drawn from my history as man and boy mixed liberally with references to art and contemporary life. I try to synthesise my instincts and my conscious ideas in what I make.



 


Above and below: 'Tension retention'
Nine unglazed earthenware elements joined with willow switches.
Image copyright S.Fell


Tension Retention ceramic installation

Karparc, a cermic installation

[Above] Better than one
Part glazed earthenware forms, h25cm approx.
Image copyright S.Fell


 
   

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