Derek Wilson Ceramics

Derek's practice as a ceramicist centres on the making of a diverse range of contemporary objects – from the functional to the sculptural. The widely known ceramicist starts with the same process, the potter’s wheel being the predominant tool, but the work is never static or fixed and in some ways reflects the multifarious identities of contemporary ceramics – a twenty-first century hybridization of studio potter and conceptual artist.

His practice draws inspiration from a diverse range of sources - from mid-century British Constructivism to the history of the ceramic industry in Europe and Asia - with an aim to push the boundaries of a traditional and diverse art form through playing with its aesthetics, materiality and processes.