Belinda Wiltshire
Belinda Wiltshire — 'Long Pod in Gold' Sculpture, 2025
'Long Pod in Gold' is a simple geometric sculptural form comprised of two wheel thrown conical shapes which were joined before firing, then glazed in a black iron oxide and dark gold glaze. There is a slightly levelled section at the base to assure stability.
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Belinda Wiltshire has based her visual art practice within Naarm (Melbourne) Northern suburbs since 1999. Working as a multidisciplinary artist she focuses mainly on painting and ceramic art. Both mediums ebb and flow within their boundaries, shifting from abstraction to realism, sculptural to functional, with an intention of freedom in purpose for artist and viewer alike.
Handmade in her Preston studio, Belinda Wiltshire's ceramic artworks are created using a combination of wheel-throwing and hand-building techniques. Each one-off piece is made with a spontaneity for design and love of form in mind.
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Heavy as in Earth
August 7 – September 13
With a core of geometric simplicity, Belinda’s sculptures often combine kinetic movement and multi-component assemblages introducing a sense of playfulness and intrigue.
“There is a certain level of risk that stays with my work throughout the whole process and remains once installed. Working with ceramics, there will always be risk involved but this rings especially true for me. My sculptures often undergo somewhat unhinged processes while coming to life, and even more so while balancing in the kiln. And then, if they make it that far, they are destined to spend the rest of their days balancing, or suspended, or both. Completely at the whim of their surroundings.”
This idea is evident in the evolving theme of her work and with this exhibition the interpretation leans into the vulnerability not only of the clay and forms themselves, but the volatile nature of living as a human, on Earth, suspended in space.
Heavy, as in gravity.
Heavy, as in turmoil.
Heavy, as in Earth.
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Material: Midfire clay, black iron oxide,glaze
Dimensions: 65 x 20 x 20cm
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