itchy Pervy
Matthew Smith1–31.7.2022
Hotel Michele
231 Northdown Rd
Margate, Kent
CT9 2PJ

Unglazed stoneware
51 x 32 x 2 cm
For the third exhibition at the Hotel Michele, Matthew Smith has developed a series of 26 ceramic works through which he has used an economy of different abstract gestures that when titled and aligned along the full length of the gallery wall reveal a sophisticated and playful system of visual languages. Using clays with different textures, Matthew part glazes some pieces whilst leaving others completely unglazed, adding another dimension to the rhythm of this collection.
Protruding from the gallery on the other side of the room, work number 26 looks like it is perilously close to or falling off the wall, giving the viewer further insight in to the artists sense of humour as well as pointing towards the sometimes precarious spatial conditions under which these works were created.
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Matthew Smith
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Matthew Smith
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Bianca, 2022
Part glazed stoneware
26 × 22.5 × 2 cm -
Canyon, 2022
Part glazed stoneware
26 × 19 × 2 cm -
Pocket, 2022
Part glazed stoneware
23 × 18.5 × 8 cm -
Pocket, 2022
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Mansion, 2021
Unglazed terracotta
29 × 17 × 2 cm -
Alligator, 2022
Unglazed stoneware
23.5 × 23.5 × 7.5 cm -
Alligator, 2022
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Heartache, 2022
Part glazed stoneware
22 × 26 × 7.5 cm -
Heartache, 2022
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Sandwich, 2022
Unglazed stoneware
26 × 18.5 × 3 cm -
Raincoat, 2022
Part glazed stoneware
28.5 × 22 × 2.5 cm -
Godfrey, 2022
Part glazed stoneware
23.5 × 22 × 7 cm -
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Ruin, 2022
Unglazed terracotta
26.5 × 20 × 8 cm -
Ruin, 2022
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Carnation, 2022
Part glazed stoneware
27.5 × 19 × 2 cm -
Daggers, 2022
Unglazed stoneware
32 × 23 × 2 cm -
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Socks, 2022
Unglazed stoneware
28 × 19 × 7 cm -
Garden, 2022
Part glazed stoneware
27 × 19.5 × 2 cm -
Rhubarb, 2022
Part glazed stoneware
24 × 17.5 × 7 cm -
Rhubarb, 2022
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The Sheets, 2022
Part glazed stoneware
22 × 25 × 7.5 cm -
The Sheets, 2022
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Drain, 2022
Part glazed stoneware
27 × 14 × 1 cm -
Moon, 2022
Unglazed stoneware
28 × 23 × 7 cm -
Moon, 2022
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Socks, 2022
Unglazed stoneware
28 × 19 × 7 cm -
Socks, 2022
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Plain Toffee, 2022
Unglazed stoneware
26 × 20 × 2 cm -
Drift, 2022
Part glazed stoneware
30 × 21 × 2 cm -
Snail, 2021
Unglazed terracotta
26.5 × 19.5 × 3 cm -
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Bouquet, 2022
Unglazed stoneware
28 × 19 × 3 cm -
Marmalade, 2022
Part glazed stoneware
23 × 20 × 4 cm -
Marmalade, 2022
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Plaistow, 2022
Unglazed stoneware
24 × 21 × 7.5 cm -
Plaistow, 2022
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Tomato, 2022
Part glazed terracotta
27 × 21 × 8 cm -
Tomato, 2022
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Matthew Smith
itchy Pervy, 2022
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Untitled, 2021
Unglazed stoneware
51 × 32 × 2 cm -
Matthew Smith
itchy Pervy, 2022