David Ray
Champion (detail) 2010
aluminium, glass, porcelain, glaze, gold, decals, plastic
approx. 70 components, each 15—22 cm high; display unit: 200 x 80 x 60 cm
© Courtesy the artist and Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne
Photo: Andrew Curtis
Champion (detail) 2010
aluminium, glass, porcelain, glaze, gold, decals, plastic
approx. 70 components, each 15—22 cm high; display unit: 200 x 80 x 60 cm
© Courtesy the artist and Nellie Castan Gallery, Melbourne
Photo: Andrew Curtis
Ceramicist David Ray layers an abundance of colours, textures, and decals onto hand-crafted ceramic vessels. Ray’s new work for the Basil Sellers Art Prize incorporates painting, moulding and glazing techniques in the creation of sports trophies that symbolise alternate views of triumph: coming second in a competition, being delusional about one’s abilities, or the simple achievement of just turning up at a sports event.