The ceramic relief murals of
PHILIPPA THRELFALL
There is so much on this site its well worth a visit. I’m very lucky because I’ve visited a few local art exhibitions recently which set me thinking about how little art the average member of the public is exposed too.
For
this reason I’ve always had a particular fondness for public art,
commissioned public art is the only art many people get to see. 
The
public art of Philippa Threlfall is a particularly good example of art
that is accessible to every one and it’s good to see that art of this
quality is available to every one, all you need do to view it is to walk
down the right street, work in the right office or go to the right
school. I wish more public art was commissioned. All information and photographs taken from here.
http://www.philippathrelfall.com/
Philippa Threlfall has been making relief murals in ceramic since the 1960s. Together with her husband and partner Kennedy Collings she has completed over one hundred major works on sites all over the United Kingdom and overseas.
Some
of these were made for private clients, but most were commissioned for
display in public situations - shopping precincts, banks, building
societies, an airport, hospital and office developments. 
They
lived and worked in Wells, Somerset, where they had a medieval cottage
within the Liberty of Wells Cathedral. The property had been a cider
house called Ye Blacke Dogge in the early seventeenth century, and
Philippa and Kennedy named their business Black Dog after this medieval
name.
The medium has always been terracotta and buff clays imprinted and textured and modelled in low relief. 
The
ceramic is fired right up at the top of the earthenware spectrum (over
1100°) with selectively applied glazes. Philippa always mixed her own
glazes, using natural oxides producing soft rich colours which sink into
the textured surface adding richness and detail. As well as ceramic,
the murals often included natural stone, aggregate, pebbles and slate as
in the detail shown here from Exploration Obelisk at Redcliffe Quay in
Bristol. 
The combination of stone and ceramic proved a vandal-proof surface, and the accessible subject matter and tactile qualities of the works has always seemed to attract a wide cross-section of people.
hedgewitch9 wrote on Oct 25, '10
These are brilliant!!
I agree, not enough people have opportunities to absorb art, or society has made it taboo for certain folk to enjoy it... |
greenwytch wrote on Oct 25, '10
i love them all!
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brendainmad wrote on Oct 25, '10
How I would love to see this kind of art more in our cities!
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vickiecollins wrote on Oct 24, '10
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acousticeagle wrote on Oct 24, '10
I
think murals of any kind of media enhance buildings and make them to be
looked at. There's a lot of work in these pieces, the artist must work
very, very hard.
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rosiefielding2 wrote on Oct 24, '10
this is amazing art , loved all the shots love Rosie. |
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