Juz Kitson masterclass - Stepping Up

Juz Kitson

Title: Juz Kitson masterclass
Date: 6 July – 8 July 2015
Time: 9am - 5pm
Venue: Canberra Potters’ Society, Watson Arts Centre, 1 Aspinall Street, Watson ACT 2602
Cost: $300 for Stepping Up delegates and $350 for general registrations + materials which can be purchased on the day
Level: All levels

Amassing strange, repulsive and exquisite objects from nature then disconnecting, manipulating and re-inventing them, Juz Kitson conflates beauty and grotesquery; strength and fragility; permanence and transience; organic and inorganic; the internal and the external; fertility and inevitable decay. At first glance, her porcelain and wax sculptures look more like biology than art, they are delicate, sensual, and slightly repulsive, all at the same time. Her ‘flowers’ are externally hard and shell-like; but visually they evoke the soft, vulnerable innards of a mollusc or, indeed, the hidden internal organs of a human being.

Join Juz in a 3-day master class that explores the making processes behind her unique art forms. “I seek to obtain a heightened sense of curiosity, wonderment and fascination from the viewer, captivating them in present time and heightening their capacity for awe. I take interest in slightly repulsing the viewer. They are unsettled. This uneasiness then turns into wonder and in a later stage fascination, by working to lure the viewer, forcing us to look inside our inner selves.” Juz Kitson, 2012. More information? Please contact Richard Thomas. director [at] canberrapotters.com.au

Please be aware that your booking is final and cannot be cancelled or changed.