Taste Contemporary presents new work by British artist Philip Eglin. The show features new buckets and a group of oversized jug forms, dramatically and expressively painted with vibrant coloured slips.  Also included are new sculptural Madonnas (part of an ongoing series whose surfaces are layered with images, words and symbols), wall pieces, and Lucas Cranach inspired nude figures.

Philip Eglin’s expressive ceramic work reflects and comments on contemporary culture.  His work is laden with eclectic cultural references: from religion to football, from medieval woodcarving to the symbols used in contemporary packaging; from Chinese porcelain to English folk ceramics.  His ceramics tell a story, each one has the power to provoke emotion and to challenge.

Philip Eglin’s post-modern aesthetic draws on many sources from popular culture and ceramic history through to high art, and from Gothic Madonnas to Abstract Expressionist painters of the 1950s. Frequent use of graffiti elements carry playful references to street culture and his sculptures often incorporate pieces moulded from everyday objects.

Exhibition
12 September – 02 November 2024