Collection: Jemma Gowland
Jemma first trained for a BSc in Engineering Product Design, and worked in the fields of industrial design, production, and architectural model making before becoming a teacher of Design and Technology. With experience in making using a very broad range of materials, for a wide range of purposes, ceramics has become the abiding interest with its unique versatility and surface possibilities, the technical challenges and opportunities seem endless.
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upcoming collaboration
STOWE GALLERY
10 porcelain Balloons Girls will be available exclusively through Stowe Gallery. Each sculpture is slightly different and has its own character.
Jemma Gowland – Balloon Girl (2023)
Porcelain, layered oxide, slips, and pins on a Jesmonite base
W12 x H41 x D10 cm
Sculpture
Original
£470.00
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jemma gowland - balloon girls
Having long been interested in the work of Banksy, this body of work gave Jemma the opportunity to further explore her own practice which is often a subtle subversion or interpretation of the traditional porcelain figurine, using familiar imagery to make a point.
The girl as an object of beauty, the symbolism of the red balloon, and the contrasting colour, are themes that greatly appeal. The mask cast from a doll face is another symbol - we learn to wear a mask as we grow up, to fit us into our world, but whether we see that as a strength or an issue is a fluid point; like the work of Banksy, much of the meaning only exists in the reaction of the viewer.
Selected works
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Jemma Gowland - Cover me/ Fight Like a Girl
32 x 30 x 25 cm -
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Jemma Gowland - Safety in Numbers
38 x 29 x 25 cm
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