Milton Moon

crafting modernism

Rebecca Evans, Russell Kelty, Tracey Lock , Dr. Damon Moon

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Australian Gallery SA
31 May 2023

Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; Arts & Architecture - Australian

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Milton Moon: crafting modernism explores the life and career of Milton Moon, AM

(1926-2019), one of the most important Australian potters of the twentieth and

early twenty-first centuries. A pioneer of the modernist approach to ceramics in

the postwar period, Moon had an enormous impact on Australian art and craft

throughout his career as both an artist and educator. Moon was primarily concerned with making pots that drew from his own

environment rather than being influenced by international trends. An avid diver

and bushwalker, his work in ceramics explored the elemental and textural nature

of the Australian environment. For the first time, Milton Moon: crafting modernism contextualises Moon's sixtyyear practice in ceramics within the wider story of Australian art. This exhibition

celebrates his highly original and painterly approach to ceramics and examines

the influence of Australian modernism and Japanese art on his work, as well as

introducing his lesser-known work in painting and drawing.

By: Rebecca Evans
Text by: Russell Kelty, Tracey Lock, Dr. Damon Moon, Dr. Claire Roberts
Imprint: Australian Gallery SA
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 267mm, Width: 258mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 1.010kg
ISBN: 9781921668579
ISBN 10: 1921668571
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 31 May 2023
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active