Sam Bakewell

Sam Bakewell

BornNationalityBased In
1983BritishLondon
Biography

Sam Bakewell is a London-based artist who continuously explores and challenges the limits of clay as a medium. His works, ranging from tiny to enormous, are often abstract, colourful and conceptually eloquent. Bakewell often uses clay dust in his works, reevaluating the usefulness of that which is deemed as waste. The malleability and historical connotation of the material inspire themes of collective human experience, iconography and historical parallels. Bakewell finds inspiration in poets and artists, such as Ted Hudges, Martin Brothers and William De Morgan. His practice reimagines distant artistic elements of poetry, painting, or woodwork into clay-based interpretations, striving to undo the learned professional skill of pottery-making. Bakewell’s personal connection to the material goes back to the artist’s childhood where he would make magical creatures out of clay found in his parents’ garden. The sensation of joy he experienced as a child transcends the years and can be felt by his audience today. ...

Selected Artworks
Drift Study
Sam BakewellDrift Study, 2022
33.9 x 37.3 x 3.1cm
Drift Study
Sam BakewellDrift Study, 2022
31.4 x 35.9 x 4.3cm
Drift Study
Drift Study
Sam BakewellDrift Study, 2022
32 x 36 x 4.8cm
Healing Practice
Inner Life
Sam BakewellInner Life, 2024
28.5 x 19 x 7cm
Lustmore
Sam BakewellLustmore, 2024
29 x 23 x 4.5cm
Lithic in its Meat
Purity & Danger
Minds-Down
Sam BakewellMinds-Down, 2024
29 x 19 x 4.5cm
No Touching
Sam BakewellNo Touching, 2024
29.5 x 19.5 x 4.5cm
Singing to Myself
First Flush
Sam BakewellFirst Flush, 2024
29.5 x 19.6 x 6.5cm
Private Time
Amnesia like Slurry
Backwaters
Sam BakewellBackwaters, 2024
31 x 21 x 7cm
Gallery Representation
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