ANNA BARLOW Biography Combining the artistʼs love for ceramics and food, Barlowʼs unique and immaculately produced sculptures of ice-cream are exquisite and enticing. Exploring the rituals and ceremony of eating Barlow uses clay, porcelain and colourful glazes to create highly realistic and celebratory works. The artist states “The beauty of food left to melt and ooze holds a fascination for me. It is something that is usually over looked and temporary but this can be captured and frozen in time with clay and glaze. I have focused on ice cream as it is such a momentary and yet memorable treat that most of us have experienced and therefore can evoke memories of sensations and tastes, as well as prompt a fantasy of desired indulgences.” Barlow skilfully exploits the material properties to vividly capture the characteristics of these desserts - the dry translucency of fired porcelain suits the biscuit texture of wafers and ice cream cones, while the colourful liquidity of a silky opaque earthenware glaze is used to capture the quality of dripping ice cream. Also combining the detritius of the after-math of a meal, including broken plates, spoons and cushions, there is an implied narrative to these works that intrigues and seduces the viewer. ANNA BARLOW CV Born 1982, Bristol, UK. Currently lives and works in London EDUCATION 2002-2005 Bath Spa University College - BA (Hons) Ceramics 2001-2002 Cornwall College Foundation Art and Design, Distinction SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2014 India Art Fair, Scream booth, New Delhi, India 2013 Summer Exhibition, Scream, London Deception: Ceramics and Imitation, Group show, Victoria and Albert Museum, London London Art Fair, Bicha Gallery Collect, Saatchi Gallery, London 2012 AAF Singapore, Bicha Gallery AAF Hampstead, Bicha Gallery Savouring the Remnants, solo exhibition , Bicha Gallery AAF Stockholm, Bicha Gallery Royal Academy Summer Show 2012 Ceramic Art London 2012 AAF New York, Bicha Gallery 2011 AAF Singapore, Bicha Gallery TIAF 2011 Toronto International Art Fair AAF London Battersea, Bicha Gallery Ice Cream Ceramics by Anna Barlow, Bicha Gallery AAF Bristol, Bicha Gallery Art Chicago, Bicha Gallery AAF New York, Bicha Gallery AAF Brussels, Bicha Gallery AAF Milan, Bicha Gallery House of Hackney exhibition, London International Agent Provocateur Conference exhibition, London 2010 AAF Singapore, Bicha Gallery AAF Amsterdam, Bicha Gallery AAF London, Bicha Gallery The Last Tuesday Society Shop exhibition, London Hand Made exhibition, Fortnum and Mason 2009 Balls Pond Christmas Open Studios, London Banquet exhibition, Walford Mill, Dorset Pop up Tea Shop exhibition, London 2008 Glebe Road Christmas Open Studios, Hackney, London Mint Design, London
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