Gus Clutterbuck
Gus Clutterbuck is a mid career artist who embraces risk and experimentation which keeps his work fresh and constantly evolving. His work is inspired by direct immersion in place, experience, personal narratives and the potential of broken/discarded things to give insights into our culture. This creative vision is expressed through multiple media including ceramics, drawing and photography.
Clutterbuck exhibits both nationally and internationally, having presented two successful solo shows with MEOU Art in Shanghai, “Shards”(2015) and “Falling”(2018), aswell as undertaking annual residencies in Jingdezhen, China (until 2019).
He works regularly with Miriwoong artists at Waringarri Aboriginal Arts (Kununurra), and indigenous culture and country is a strong influence on his work. His earlier arts education work in Amata community(APY lands) was recognised with the Education and Arts Ministers award(Artist) in 2013.
In 2011 he was awarded a Special Prize for his work “Plastic Geology” in the Gyeonggi International Ceramix Biennale, Icheon, South Korea(2011) and his installation work “Master of the Rocks”1 & 3 was a finalist in the 2020 Taiwan Ceramics Biennale at the Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taipei.
His work is held in the collection of The Art Gallery of South Australia, Flinders Medical Centre, The Pottery Workshop(JDZ), Jingdezhen Ceramic University, Yingge Ceramics Museum, and numerous private collections.
Gus Clutterbuck, Sticks and Stones, 2021-22, Porcelain and Stoneware, (hand built and slip cast), cobalt underglaze decoration, glaze, salt, Dimensions variable. Photo: Sam Roberts
