Scott’s Cumbrian Blue(s) – Wallendorf Porcelain Tile with 4 Porcelain Summer Tree ‘Shots’ – Porcelain (2015)

Paul Scott

in-glaze decals and gold lustre

Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre

Scott’s Cumbrian Blue(s) – Wallendorf Porcelain Tile with 4 Porcelain Summer Tree ‘Shots’ – Porcelain (2015)

Classification:

Craft

Materials:

Porcelain, Glaze, Gold lustre

Physical Object Description:

Four porcelain vessels with gold rim and blue tree motif lining the inside of the cups

Dimensions:

25 x 5 x 20 cm

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society through the Omega Fund, 2015

Scheme:

Craft Acquisition Scheme: Omega Fund (2014-)

Ownership history:

Purchased from the artist by the Contemporary Art Society, 25 February 2015; presented to Bury Art Museum, 2015

Relationship:

Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre

Subject:

Heritage, Landscape, Factories, Tradition, Redundant

Best known for his research into ceramics and print, Paul Scott creates individual pieces that blur the boundaries between fine art, craft and design. Research has always played a key role in all aspects of his work – from investigating the technical methodologies of print transfers to the synthesis of historical form and contemporary artefact embodied in his Cumbrian Blue(s) series of which three works were acquired for Bury Art Museum through the Contemporary Art Society’s Omega Fund.

Wallendorf Tile with 4 Porcelain Summer Tree ‘Shots’ refers to a British factory that until recently produced tiles. The ‘shots’, which feature landscape scenes on the interior, echo Bury Art Museum’s collection of historic landscape paintings while simultaneously providing a subtle commentary on the popular habit of drinking shots of alcohol.

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