Paul Gennings

Paul has been practicing art for the past 10 years and currently works from his studio in East Gippsland, Victoria. He has been involved in solo, group and selected exhibitions and exhibited internationally.

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Paul's work explores the use of mixed media. He combines ceramics and materials such as steel and timber. The ceramics component involves alternative firing techniques such as infusing re-cycled oil into the ceramic pieces to produce black-ware, creating oil lustres. He undergoes raku and naked raku firings and experiments with both process and material to create his work.

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As part of this experimental aspect, he plasma cuts, welds and hand forges recycled steel to give it new life and meaning.

 

"The creative process I use is a melding of clay, fire and steel. Most pieces are inspired by my immediate surroundings and a love of Australian native fauna and flora. I enjoy the challenge of balancing the aesthetics of the materials I use and the environment they will be displayed in. Hoping ultimately that the conversation between the work and its environment is one of harmony."
-Paul Gennings 2022

 

Drawing from his natural surrounding for inspiration, the Australian Flora and Fauna, he creates many varied shapes and colours that make up the Proteaceae family of plants, and in particular, the Banksia.