CAROLINE GRAY: CUSTOM LIGHTING, FURNITURE, & OBJECTS

Caroline Gray initially trained as a textile designer and had a career in trend forecasting before completing an MA in Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, specialising in sculpture and installation. Informed by her backgound in design and fine art, her sculptural abstract works, lamps and vessels celebrate colour and form, creating an interplay between the pieces themselves and the interiors and spaces they are placed in.

At the heart of Gray’s practice is the slow, contemplative process of hand-building and the use of colored terra sigillata, an ultra-refined clay slip first seen in Ancient Roman and Greek pottery that creates a smooth, low-sheen to softly glossy finish without traditional glaze. Working from flat templates, Gray’s freehand slab-building technique allows each piece to evolve intuitively as she alters, splices, and rejoins the clay to create the curves, planes and angles that ensure each piece remains subtly distinct. Individually, the works read as distinct sculptural moments; together, they form one-of-a-kind groupings that create playful yet considered compositions. 

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