Peter Pilven, Sculptural Form, 2008. Hand built clay, alumina glaze, 32x34 cm (approx).
Peter Pilven, Sentinel 1, 2008. Hand built clay, wood-fired, 52x38 cm.
Images reproduced from Stefano's Gallery 25, Mildura, March, 2010.
Peter
Pilven's ceramic work has been typified by his ongoing interest in
history and the effects of time on objects. Whilst many of the forms he
works with are readily recognizable as a bottle, or a bowl, other
enclosed forms appear as human artifacts or relics which can convey an
ambiguity of function.
'I
have always had an absorbing interest in history, particularly
pre-European and local history. My ceramic works are partially inspired
by reflective ruminations of the past and also my need for a means of
mute but poignant expression.' Peter Pilven.