My Supervisor's Ceramic Art.....Kevin White

Kevin White interprets the ceramic traditions of Japan and the “Japonisme” seen in British ceramics of the nineteenth century.  Traditional blue and white decoration and floral designs are combined with geometric reserves, planes of colour and decal patterning, creating a formal spatial organisation of the vessel surfaces.  Kevin’s delicate brushwork contrasts with vibrant areas of strong colour, giving his vessels an asymmetry of balance.   His deep understanding of design also allows him to play with and interpret notions of functionality in his work.  Believing in the capacity for “...functional artefacts to convey both substance and meaning between one person and another”, Kevin aims to create vessels that “go out into the world and work”.  This way his works become invested through use and regarded as both tool and talisman.

Kevin was born in England in 1954 and arrived in Australia in 1985 upon completion of his post-graduate studies at the Royal College of Art in London.  In 1978 he was awarded a scholarship by the Japanese Ministry of Education for research into ceramics in Japan.  He lived and worked there until 1983, spending much of his time working in the studio of Satoshi Sato in Kyoto who was a member of the avant-garde ceramic group, Sodeisha. Kevin has taught ceramics at Edith Cowan University and is currently Associate Professor, School art Art and Culture, RMIT.  Kevin has participated in many solo and group exhibitions around Australia and overseas and received a number of nationally and internationally recognised awards.  His work is held in collections throughout the world, including the Royal College of Art (UK), Tachikichi Corporation (Japan), Gifu Prefectural Ceramic Museum (Japan), National Gallery of Australia, Powerhouse Museum and the Art Gallery of Western Australia.

these are some photos of his ceramic art....