We visited Andrew Wicks’ studio just outside Bath, in the English countryside, to learn more about his practice.
Where do you create your work?
”I have a studio in the Wiltshire countryside, just outside the city of Bath in the South West of England. My studio building was originally a cow shed within a dairy farm but it’s now a family run small-holding business, so I’m surrounded by trees, fields and horses, and the Westbury White Horse can be seen in the far distance.”
How do you find inspiration?
”I think inspiration is all around so I’m constantly looking at things; nature, the man made environment, shadows, architecture, fashion, clothing, how fabric drapes… it’s all sorts of things! I think I’ve developed my own visual language which, really, is looking at things in great detail.”
“I have been showing Andrew’s work since the start of this century. His work has developed through various techniques to his mastery of throwing porcelain on a wheel and carving it in a beautiful distinctive manner which is utterly personal to Andrew.
“Has my interest in historic ceramics had an influence on his work? Shapes come to mind that refer to Chinese porcelain imported into Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries, yet carved with the most inventive contemporary patterns and with such skill.
“The variety of collectors who have bought Andrew’s work is truly global and his creativity is marvellous to see. We were also very pleased to observe a set of sixteen vessels made by him in 2014 sell at Christie’s in 2021 for almost three times their original price.”
A note from Adrian
Trio of Large Bottle Forms by Andrew Wicks, on display at Parham House, Sussex, Spring 2021.
