Angell, Aaron
Aaron Angell is the founder of Troy Town Art Pottery, a London-based, radical ceramics workshop. Choosing to treat clay as a ‘versatile and democratic’ sculptural medium, rather than one reserved for craft, Angell constructs small-scale ceramic tableaux whose amateur appearance belies the highly-skilled processes involved in their production.
Angell’s sculptural works have an eclectic set of references, which include hobbyist cultures, natural forms and his own ancestral history. Shoe Chew (2015) is a steel sculpture based on a Rawhide dog-chew, which Angell describes as ‘a joke for humans, disguised as a joke for dogs’, while Bread Knives (2015) was influenced by the work of 18th-century architect Capability Brown, as well as ceramic artist Gillian Lowndes.
- Artwork Details: 55 x 55 x 23cm
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- Material description: Glazed stoneware
- Credit line: © the artist.
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- Accession number: ACC39/2015