Paul Philp
British Ceramic Artist
“I HAVE IN MIND RUGGED ERODED SURFACES, MEGALITHS, FOSSILS, ANCIENT ENCRUSTED MARBLES AND SOMETHING OF THE QUALITY OF EARLY JAPANESE CERAMICS – SHIGARAKI AND IGA WARE.”
Paul Philp has been making ceramics for over 50 years. his ceramics are hand-built and fired multiple times. Thin layers of slip, organic material and glaze build and strip away to reveal a subtle yet intricate depth in his surfaces. His influences include Japanese MinKa building, architecture, tribal and ancient art, but above all the natural world.
Words by Emma Crichton Miller
Working from his home studio in Bath, Paul quietly focuses on his studio pottery. His pieces evoke a feeling of beguiling serenity. Philp’s work features in the permanent collections of the Musée des Beaux Arts in Montréal, the Cité de la Céramique in Sèvres, France, and the Musée Ariana in Geneva.
