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Alison Britton

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Alison Britton is a ceramicist, writer and educator, who emerged as part of a revolutionary group of artists from the Royal College of Art in the 1970s, which was determined to provided an alternative to the then-dominate school of pottery, led by Bernard Leach. Instead, their work was angular, abstract, urban, a little bit feisty and, hey, Post-Modern, provoking one critic to write in Crafts magazine that these were pieces which rejoiced ‘in a hideousness that does not even have the excuse of eloquence’. Her pots, which famously test the outer limits of function, have evolved over the years and are generally slab built with abstract surface finishes and an architectural quality. Meanwhile, her prose has long been a vital part of her practice and a collection of her writing, entitled Seeing Things, was published in 2013. In 2016, she had a major retrospective of her work at the V&amp;A in London, while she received an OBE for her services to art in 1990.During this episode we talk about: picking up clay at nine years old; growing up with her teacher parents and becoming part of her father’s research; why she became fascinated by the material; the importance of language; studying under Hans Coper at the Royal College of Art; her happy revolution in the 1970s; the importance of ‘containment’ in her practice; and her changing attitude to the work of Bernard Leach. Huge thanks must go to the brilliant specialist auction house and art consultancy dedicated to studio ceramics, Maak Contemporary Ceramics, for sponsoring this episode. www.maaklondon.com.Support the show

Alison Britton is a ceramicist, writer and educator, who emerged as part of a revolutionary group of artists from the Royal College of Art in the 1970s, which was determined to provided an alternative to the then-dominate school of pottery, led by Bernard Leach. Instead, their work was angular, abstract, urban, a little bit feisty and, hey, Post-Modern, provoking one critic to write in Crafts magazine that these were pieces which rejoiced ‘in a hideousness that does not even have the excuse of eloquence’. Her pots, which famously test the outer limits of function, have evolved over the years and are generally slab built with abstract surface finishes and an architectural quality. Meanwhile, her prose has long been a vital part of her practice and a collection of her writing, entitled Seeing Things, was published in 2013. In 2016, she had a major retrospective of her work at the V&amp;A in London, while she received an OBE for her services to art in 1990.During this episode we talk about: picking up clay at nine years old; growing up with her teacher parents and becoming part of her father’s research; why she became fascinated by the material; the importance of language; studying under Hans Coper at the Royal College of Art; her happy revolution in the 1970s; the importance of ‘containment’ in her practice; and her changing attitude to the work of Bernard Leach. Huge thanks must go to the brilliant specialist auction house and art consultancy dedicated to studio ceramics, Maak Contemporary Ceramics, for sponsoring this episode. <a href="http://www.maaklondon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.maaklondon.com</a>.<a href="https://www.patreon.com/materialmatters?fan_landing=true" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Alison Britton on clay.

Alison is Professor of Healthcare and Medical Law at GCU and the Head of Department of Economics and Law. Alison specialises in public healthcare, clinical negligence, mental health law and professional ethics. In recent years, her interests have focused upon the practical application and the role of law in matters of public health and policy development. In this episode, Alison talks about her own career journey and why GCU is a great place to study law.

Professor Alison Britton

In this podcast, Maisy Stapleton speaks with Prue Venables, a ceramic artist and the focus of an exhibition at the Australian Design Centre: Living Treasures: Masters of Australian Craft \ Prue Venables. Prue is the ninth artist to be honoured as a Master of Australian Craft.Prue is joined in the interview by Alison Britton, an English ceramicist who was awarded an OBE for services to art and is a fellow of the Royal College of Art in London. Prue and Alison shared a studio together in London, as well as being fellow potters.Prue and Alison delve in to the work and underlying motivation of artists and Prue explains her development as a potter – by no means a straightforward path.This interview was first aired on 8 August 2019 on Arts Thursday, with Maisy Stapleton.For further information:Prue Venables at the Australian Design Centre – Living Treasures Exhibition: https://australiandesigncentre.com/prue-venables/Prue Venables: http://pruevenables.com/ceramics/LISTEN TO THE WHOLE PROGRAM!Go to http://eastsidefm.org/arts/artsthursday/ and click on the date 8 August 2019.Arts Thursday with Maisy Stapleton is presented every fortnight from 10:30 to noon.

In this podcast, Maisy Stapleton speaks with Prue Venables, a ceramic artist and the focus of an exhibition at the Australian Design Centre: Living Treasures: Masters of Australian Craft \ Prue Venables. Prue is the ninth artist to be honoured as a Master of Australian Craft. Prue is joined in the interview by Alison Britton, an English ceramicist who was awarded an OBE for services to art and is a fellow of the Royal College of Art in London. Prue and Alison shared a studio together in London, as well as being fellow potters. Prue and Alison delve in to the work and underlying motivation of artists and Prue explains her development as a potter – by no means a straightforward path. This interview was first aired on 8 August 2019 on Arts Thursday, with Maisy Stapleton. For further information: Prue Venables at the Australian Design Centre – Living Treasures Exhibition: <a href="https://australiandesigncentre.com/prue-venables/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://australiandesigncentre.com/prue-venables/</a> Prue Venables: <a href="http://pruevenables.com/ceramics/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://pruevenables.com/ceramics/</a> LISTEN TO THE WHOLE PROGRAM! Go to <a href="http://eastsidefm.org/arts/artsthursday/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://eastsidefm.org/arts/artsthursday/</a> and click on the date 8 August 2019. Arts Thursday with Maisy Stapleton is presented every fortnight from 10:30 to noon.

Living Treasures – Potters Prue Venables and Alison Britton with Maisy Stapleton

Crafts editor Grant Gibson talks to one of the UK’s leading ceramists Alison Britton to talk about Seeing Things: Collected Writing on Art, Craft and Design (published by Occasional Papers. The book explores a range of her own texts that demonstrate the unstable place of craft in the spectrum of art and design.