Clive Bowen 'Born, not made' - film about British slipware potter
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- čas přidán 19. 09. 2014
- Now in his early seventies, Clive Bowen is without equal in Britain as a maker of slipware. His pots are collected and used worldwide.
Filmed on location in Devon, this documentary follows Bowen as he prepares for his 2014 ceramics exhibition at Goldmark.
The film follows Bowen at work in his studio. It shows him throwing, glazing and decorating platters, jugs and store jars, press moulding tiles and opening his kiln.
Bowen discusses his life as a studio potter and the challenges involved. The film also shows a range of his current work.
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I grew up just down the road from Clive's pottery and would visit quite often. One of my favourite possessions is a bowl he made as a gift for me to commemorate the birth of my son. An amazing man 😎
Sign, don't sign-- a very insignificant point when surrounded by this great man's work. Clive is one of the most humble and kind men I have ever met. Truly a spiritual inspiration.
I have always collected Art in some form. Most people around me did not understand this significance, as it is our personal connection to our environment and how we relate and respond to it. ❤
not a wasted moment within this clip
the highest form of art
The fact that he gets his own clay is so cool
"Born not made" is something close to my heart.
I can only sit and watch this video in total "awe"
No mark, no ego... love that
In a world full of egomaniacal people Clive's thoughts and feelings on "unsigned" pots is the making of a true craftsman. Refreshing to see this attitude still present. His work will live long after he is gone. God Bless!
Nice. He's so great and so humble. Loved the flowers and the cobwebs and the little creatures too.
The earth shaking wonder of this buried at the end
shall never ever be forgotten
watching this is pure therapy, thank you
Very inspirational. I loved him "listening" to his pots. What a great idea.
My English is not very good. your work is really very very beautiful!
Nicole in France
i love these films...thanks so much
I have seen this video a great number of times and has always enjoyed it. As a proffecional potter I find great inspiration in it. Thank you very much.
BR Rødeled Pottery
Glad you enjoyed it!
Oh wow he even collects wild clay amazing
What a magnificent video. Full of abundance, joy and freedom. So inspirational. 🙏. I hope that one day I can forget what I am doing and create such beautiful, spontaneous and heartfelt work.
A very well done video!! I wished it was longer!!!
9:57 … OMG! I haven’t made pots in over two decades and to see all those makes me teary-eyed!!!! The shapes, the forms!! ❤️❤️❤️
14:15 .. my favorite forms to make also were pitchers and jars. The most exciting part was pulling the handles on the pitchers (I studied intently how Mick Casson did his! I think he did the best!) …
Even though I haven’t potted in years the sensibility has followed me. I’ve been the artifact illustrator for an archaeological excavation for the past 11 years in Israel and the most voluminous material coming out of the site is, of course, pottery. I’ve drawn so many profiles of rims, handles and sides to last me a lifetime!! The most memorable times being finding the fingerprint of the potter who made the piece some 2,000 years ago!
That sounds very interesting
Beautiful film. Beautiful pots.
Really enjoyed this video, very inspirational.
FANTASTIC!
... wowser! What a superb film ... great insight and amazing potter ... thanks
What a great potter and video.
A great thought. When you reach your seventies you look back and say I was so young!
Now in Spain, I miss England so much, and the English appreciation, approach and attitude towards ceramics
I love his works! one of a kind! I am so inspired to be one
maaaan, he made it such a beautiful story
marvelous
Really appreciate this video. You are a great artist, living in a wonderful place where you get plastic colored clay to work. Sounds like paradise!
Amazing & Beautiful
Belíssimo trabalho👏👏👏👏 Excelente vídeo clip.😃😃
Fantastick!
Очень хороший фильм , какая красивая керамика, мне очень понравилось.
Спасибо за добрые слова
Master Clive!
Beautiful!
Not to sign "your" work, sounds like a great idea. Thank you!
I always get disappointed by these films when we don't get to see all the pots coming out of the kiln!
Can someone explain how these his pieces are glazed? Does he apply a glaze on top of the slip? Are Clive's pieces glazed on the inside?
He puts different colored slip on leatherhard clay. He paints and slip trails and pours. Sometimes he scratches or carves into the slip revealing the underlying clay of another color (sgraffito). Then he bisque fires (or he may glaze bone dry and once fire). He puts a single glaze over the whole pot. The glaze is transparent. The different clays and slips look different under the glaze (slipware).
Pleas does anyone know a channel like this but for painting?
Jose Jeffery Mendoza Look at Boesner from Germany "Meet The Artist" hier in CZcams
dude turns into James Earl Jones at 15:03
I don't buy unsigned pots if they are expensive and are more 'decorative art' than for actual use..
Ive got one of his old pots I did have too but the small jug broke in the mini bus wasn't wrapped right students lol not funny though lovely little jug green glaze with thumb print he said the clay out the back feild where we visited was a bit temperamental and he was trying different mixes his kids were just baby then lovely farm amazing pots we were lucky good college a technician gave me one of his seconds both had different decoration he showed us how to throw the top and bottom then join them he gave me a good mark for my pots at my exhibition nice bloke wonder if he'd like his pot back though think the college kept the big straw pattern one mines a big slip wear cider jar had it 30 years now mint nick big dip in the bend though it's a second but I love it he smashes pots like that though wonder if the college still has the other one that came out perfect honey glazes mines a bird I'd chopped all the wood for the firings with the axe he sharpened over 20 times for me I owe him the lecturers bought us a crate of beer at the last firing still got my shino jugs got loads of stuff nick Collins Jayne hsml8n too from student days even went to visit Takashi Yasuda I think his name was amazing green white burgundy glazes heard his new stuffs far out
I find it frustrating as a potter to see these videos, in which, the work is undoubtedly stunning, but the ethnic is all pots need to be woodfired for 3 to 7 days or it just dosn't qualify. If i can get similar results in 6 to 12 hours using various feul combos such as wood diesel gas n oil plus ash or salt, then who cares, break rules, break tradition , with respect and evolve.
He’s “OK”
If Albert Irvin made pots they would look like that one @6.41
"I don't sign my pots"... places a huge lower case b on the side of the pot.
I think he was referencing in his youth.
Signing increases the value of the potery - so why not sign it?
Thank you very much for sharing this wonderful video .🙏🏼
"Bought this farm in my early 20's with a small family" bruuhhh...what?!?
14:47 I feel that Clive completely missed Yanagi's point about unsigned work in The Unknown Craftsman -- leaving 'artist-craft' work unsigned as to have it blend in with the greats of 'folk-craft' is a gross misinterpretation.
terra sigillata..bolgarian
troppe chiacchiere. pochi minuti e son già saturo.
Plastic not Art
What a great potter and video.