Beth Azar
1991, Southampton UK
Statement
Beth creates her pieces using wheel throwing and hand building techniques and displays her work as installations. Beth is greatly influenced by artists such as Julie Green and Lucy & Jorje Orta, who reach out to their audiences about social, economical, political and environmental issues.
Beautiful Disasters, 2013 addresses environmental issues and focuses on the environmental change and events over the last decade such as the Boxing Day tsunami (Indian Ocean, 2004), Tohoku earthquake/tsunami (Japan, 2010) and global warming. The juxtaposition of natural disasters and the beauty found within them is a key component of the work. Beautiful Disasters is achieved through the visual experimentation of slab built geometric forms inspired by earthquake debris, and combining them with crawl glazes. The earthenware forms are installed together as a quiet gathering of collapsed objects.
Beth aims to create future works exploring further environmental issues as well as social and political matters regarding her Arabic descent.
Education
2013 BA Contemporary Crafts and Applied Arts – Plymouth College of Art
2012 FdA Applied Art & Design – Bournemouth University
Group Exhibitions
2013 New Designers – Business Design Centre, London
2013 PCA Summer Show – Ceramics Studio, Plymouth College of Art
2012 FdA End of Year Show – The Kube, Bournemouth University
2012 Hidden Depths – The Retreat, Bournemouth University
Commissions
2013 Miss Elizabeth Baird - London
Ceramic bowl with smooth and crawled blue glazes. Commissioned for functional use.
Work experience
2012 Poole Pottery - Poole Quay
Three month placement designing and creating ceramic pieces with a professional studio team, gaining insight and knowledge of working in a professional environment, interacting with public and learning how to throw on the wheel.
1991, Southampton UK
Statement
Beth creates her pieces using wheel throwing and hand building techniques and displays her work as installations. Beth is greatly influenced by artists such as Julie Green and Lucy & Jorje Orta, who reach out to their audiences about social, economical, political and environmental issues.
Beautiful Disasters, 2013 addresses environmental issues and focuses on the environmental change and events over the last decade such as the Boxing Day tsunami (Indian Ocean, 2004), Tohoku earthquake/tsunami (Japan, 2010) and global warming. The juxtaposition of natural disasters and the beauty found within them is a key component of the work. Beautiful Disasters is achieved through the visual experimentation of slab built geometric forms inspired by earthquake debris, and combining them with crawl glazes. The earthenware forms are installed together as a quiet gathering of collapsed objects.
Beth aims to create future works exploring further environmental issues as well as social and political matters regarding her Arabic descent.
Education
2013 BA Contemporary Crafts and Applied Arts – Plymouth College of Art
2012 FdA Applied Art & Design – Bournemouth University
Group Exhibitions
2013 New Designers – Business Design Centre, London
2013 PCA Summer Show – Ceramics Studio, Plymouth College of Art
2012 FdA End of Year Show – The Kube, Bournemouth University
2012 Hidden Depths – The Retreat, Bournemouth University
Commissions
2013 Miss Elizabeth Baird - London
Ceramic bowl with smooth and crawled blue glazes. Commissioned for functional use.
Work experience
2012 Poole Pottery - Poole Quay
Three month placement designing and creating ceramic pieces with a professional studio team, gaining insight and knowledge of working in a professional environment, interacting with public and learning how to throw on the wheel.