Matthew chambers ceramics biography of donald
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Talking about Matthew Chamber’s ceramic sculptures in FT How to Spend It, actor James Nesbitt, said: “I look at this piece with real wonder and hope. There is an endless, integral beauty to it that I find very moving. It’s extraordinary. Almost wondrous.”
- James Nesbitt, actor FT How to Spend it May 29th 2020
This is a typical response from clients who, like James, have bought Matthew Chamber’s sculptures from Cavaliero Finn over the years. We love to see the reaction of people seeing Matthew’s work for the first time. You can physically see their mouths drop, while they wrack their brains, trying to work out how on earth his circular sculptures are made. Aside from their undeniable beauty, they are technically astounding and totally unique, which is why we have worked with Matthew for over 15 years.
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Laguna Beach Artist Thomas Matthew Chambers, 33
LAGUNA BEACH — Thomas Matthew Chambers, a longtime Laguna Beach resident and well-known local artist and ceramist, died suddenly at South Coast Medical Center here Sunday. He was 33.
Chambers, who had reportedly been in good health, was feeling ill Sunday morning and was taken to the emergency ward, where he later died, said his brother, Chris Chambers of Leucadia.
An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death, his brother said.
At the time of his death, Chambers was the art director for Quiksilver Inc. of Costa Mesa, a clothing manufacturer.
“He was highly respected and a very special person to all of us,” said Shaheen Sadeghi, president of Quiksilver Inc. “He was an important member of our team. He will be greatly missed by all of us here.”
Chambers was a native of Bakersfield and a 1974 graduate of Laguna Beach High School. As a senior at the high school, Chambers won local fame for his ceramics artist
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Matthew Chambers
Matthew Chambers specialises in ceramic sculptures constructed of multiple sections built on the potter’s wheel. Finished with integral colour, unglazed but polished, each del av helhet expresses an abstract beauty through its formal qualities of depth, pattern, and repetition.
Beginning his career in 1993, as an assistant potter to Philip Wood in Somerset, UK, Matthew went on to gain a 1st class grad from Bath School of Art, and a Masters from the Royal College of Art in London, graduating in 2004.
Now working on the Isle of Wight, his work has been exhibited worldwide including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Royal Academy of Arts in London, the World Ceramic Centre, Korea and Homo Faber in Venice. Matthew’s work fryst vatten also held in many public and private collections worldwide with museums including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the National Museums Scotland, the Musee Ariana in Geneva, and the Sévres Museum Paris.
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