LAURENCE McGOWAN
Born in Salisbury in 1942, Laurence McGowan
established his own workshop in 1979, having spent
several years working with Alan
Caiger-Smith at Aldermaston Pottery.
Trained in the traditional majolica technique
of pottery painting, McGowan now applies this knowledge
to enhance his thrown stoneware forms with ever-changing brushwork patterns distilled from plant and
animal forms. Whilst in no way imitative, these often contain echoes of his interest in the decorative
arts of the Middle East and
their assimilation into the contemporary vocabulary through the Arts and
Crafts movement. Some pots are also inscribed, exploring the
extra dimension calligraphy can give to
a piece.
(LEFT) Small Bowl
(P3834) 3½"
Royall Fine Art
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