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
Healing Practice
Sam Bakewell
Healing Practice, 2024
28.5 x 20 x 6cm
Tired Moments Into Pleasure
Sam Bakewell
Tired Moments Into Pleasure, 2024
28.5 x 19 x 5cm
Inner Life
Sam Bakewell
Inner Life, 2024
28.5 x 19 x 7cm
Lustmore
Sam Bakewell
Lustmore, 2024
29 x 23 x 4.5cm
Lithic in its Meat
Sam Bakewell
Lithic in its Meat, 2024
29.5 x 20 x 7.5cm
Purity & Danger
Sam Bakewell
Purity & Danger, 2024
29 x 19 x 7.5cm
Minds-Down
Sam Bakewell
Minds-Down, 2024
29 x 19 x 4.5cm
No Touching
Sam Bakewell
No Touching, 2024
29.5 x 19.5 x 4.5cm
Singing to Myself
Sam Bakewell
Singing to Myself, 2024
29 x 19 x 5cm
First Flush
Sam Bakewell
First Flush, 2024
29.5 x 19.6 x 6.5cm
Private Time
Sam Bakewell
Private Time, 2024
30 x 23 x 7cm
All the longing were butter, II
Sam Bakewell
All the longing were butter, II, 2024
28 x 19 x 6cm
All the longing were butter, I
Sam Bakewell
All the longing were butter, I, 2024
29 x 19 x 6cm
Amnesia like Slurry
Sam Bakewell
Amnesia like Slurry, 2024
30 x 20 x 4.5cm
Backwaters
Sam Bakewell
Backwaters, 2024
31 x 21 x 7cm
Dust, XIV (Time for Waste)
Sam Bakewell
Dust, XIV (Time for Waste), 2019
5 x 6.5 x 6cm
Dust, XX (Time for Waste)
Sam Bakewell
Dust, XX (Time for Waste), 2019
4 x 28 x 22.5cm
Contemplated by the Christian Soul
Sam Bakewell
Contemplated by the Christian Soul , 2021
25.5 x 39 x 4cm
Drift Study
Sam Bakewell
Drift Study, 2022
33.9 x 37.3 x 3.1cm
Drift Study
Sam Bakewell
Drift Study, 2022
31.4 x 35.9 x 4.3cm
Drift Study
Sam Bakewell
Drift Study, 2022
30 x 35 x 4cm
Drift Study
Sam Bakewell
Drift Study, 2022
32 x 36 x 4.8cm
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