Tristan Griffin Splice Earthen ware ceramic
Tristan Griffin Splice Earthen ware ceramic
Through the use of ceramics these works explore the techniques of Clifford Last and the geometric form.
Clifford Frank Last (1918–1991) was an English sculptor. The materials with which Last worked included bronze, slate, wood and aluminium. Using wood as his favoured medium, Last furthered his studies at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. After he spent fourteen months back in England in 1950–1951, Last’s work took on a more geometrical form. He explored the use of shapes that he believed demonstrated the emotions existing in family groups and then explored subjects such as dualism and Trinity through the manipulation of religious references and symbols.
Last preferred the work to speak for itself and, unless asked, opted not to go into detail. He carved wood such as Jarrah, using, for example, the cruciform shape in relativistic relationships which left interpretation open. One such form could refer to animals, plants, icons, people or groups.
Clifford Last, Metamorphosis I 1984
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