APHRA O'CONNOR
Aphra is a British sculptor working primarily in clay. She was born in Whitby (UK) and retains a strong link to her Northern industrial heritage through her three-dimensional collages. She graduated from the Royal College of Art with a Masters degree in Ceramics and Glass in 2019 and from Wimbledon College of Art in 2014 with a BA in Sculpture. Aphra has now returned to Yorkshire to establish her studio. During the Covid-19 pandemic she created a new ceramic series that sought to chronicle her experiences of the lockdown through objects she collected, that were then cast in plaster to create a unique visual library of forms. The Agglutinate series developed these cast objects by expanding different elements over sequences of sculptures, allowing the narrative of the moulded objects to evolve. The final forms aimed to both imitate and reshape these everyday items, challenging how we interact with prosaic forms.
Agglutinate Curlicue
Agglutinate Annex
Agglutinate Aggrandize
Agglutinate Curlicue (2020) Earthenware clay, underglaze, acrylic sheet, 47cm x 25cm x 25cm, £1,200
Agglutinate Annex (2020) Earthenware clay, underglaze, acrylic sheet, 47cm x 25cm x 25cm, £1,200
Agglutinate Aggrandize (2020) Earthenware clay, slip, underglaze, copper, reclaimed pine, 54cm x 63cm x 25cm, £1,700
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