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.

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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