November 16 – December 18, 2010
Rex Irwin - Art Dealer, Downstairs, 40 Queen Street, Woollahra, NSW 2025
War on Pottery is a selection of works from Stephen Bird’s Industrial Sabotage series of ceramics, which re-interpret the tradition of mass produced ornamental ceramics made in Stoke on Trent in the 18th and 19th centuries. He uses humor propaganda, trompe l’oeil and meaningless violence to re-tell archetypal myths and comment on complex collective issues including politics, cultural imperialism and the global power struggle...
http://stephenbird.net/images/images/BIRD_2010_rex_irwin_invitation.pdf
War on pottery 2010, clay, pigment and glaze, 32 x 26 x 19cm
