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Work by Henry Pim

Henry Pim

Image: Conglomerate with vyse grips and spoons
Dimensions: H:35xW:33.5xD:14
Paper clay and readymades
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Statement:

I have chosen to work with some ‘real’ objects that have special histories. There are shards from my Mother’s best dinner service, broken pieces of my own work from the 1980’s, ceramic scraps dug up in my garden and the left-overs from a 19th century German doll factory.

Other elements of the sculptures have been carefully constructed to bear metaphoric meaning, such as the grids, tools, and lumps of ‘geological’ matter.

The material, (chosen, or carefully made), is thrown together in a way that displays the original ‘meaning’ whilst simultaneously undermining it. What we are looking at are objects and ideas that are in transition: they are significant, mainly because they are partially formed, and partly decayed: They used to be something and are on the way to becoming something else.
Exhibition Highlights:
2005 “Irish Ceramics of the 21st Century”, The National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin.
2001 “Current Work”, The Exhibition Space, The Barney Building, N.Y.U. New York, USA.
2000-2001 “Irish Contemporary Ceramics”, touring exhibition.
1997 “Irish Contemporary Ceramics”, touring exhibition.
1996 Solo show, “Thought in the Making”, Schloss Bruchsal, Heidleberg, Germany.
1995 “Potters Choice”, The Crafts Council of Ireland Gallery, Dublin.
1994 “The Fletcher Challenge Award”, Auckland, New Zealand.
1993 Solo touring show “Henry Pim: New Sculpture Work”, Ireland.
1991 Solo show “Henry Pim, Ceramics”, Galerie L, Hamburg, Germany.
1990-1991 Solo touring show, England.
1989 ‘British Ceramic Art’, Ostenreichischer Galerie fur Keramik, Vienna, Austria.
1988 ‘Henry Pim Solo Show’, Anatol Orient Gallery, London, England.
1987 ‘British Studio Ceramics’, Moscow and Leningrad, USSR.
1996 Solo show, ‘Henry Pim New Works’, The Garth Clark Gallery, New York, USA.
1985 ‘Dienst Beeldende Kunst’, English Ceramics, S-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.
1984 Solo show, ‘Henry Pim Ceramics’, Katherine House Gallery, Marlborough, England.
1983 ‘New Ceramics’, The Solomon Gallery, Dublin.
1983 Solo show, The British Crafts Centre, London, England.
1982 ‘Mostra Internationale d’Arrademento’, World Crafts Council Exhibition, Milan, Italy.
1982 ‘Doorways to a Great Britian’, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
1981 ‘New Work Solo Show’, The Bakehouse Gallery, Blackheath, England.
1979

‘New Ceramics’, Brunel University, England.
Collections:

Work in public collections including:

  • The National Museum of Ireland, Collin's Barracks,
  • The Victoria and Albert Museum, London
  • The Crafts Council Collection,
  • The Ulster Museum,
  • The Contemporary Art Society,
  • The Museum of Western Australia,
  • Cleveland County Museum, Middlesborough,
  • Deinst Beeldende Kunst, S-Hertogenbosch,
  • The Dutch Post Office Collection,
  • The A.I.B. Collection, Dublin.
  • Bolton Museum & Art Gallery, Bolton,
  • The Bolling Hall Museum, Bradford,
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art,
  • The Paisley Museum,
  • Kunstgewerbe Museum, Berlin,
  • Kunststammlungen der Veste, Coburg,
  • The Everson Museum, Syracuse,
  • The Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam,
  • The University of Wales,
  • Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery,
  • The Smart Museum (University of Chicago),
  • Limerick City Gallery of Art,
  • The Arts Council of Ireland,
  • The Inax Corporation, Japan.
Memberships:
1995 Founder member of Irish Contemporary Ceramics.
Education/Training:
1975-1979 B.A.Hons in ceramics from Camberwell School of Art, London, England
Contact Details

275 SOUTH CIRCULAR ROAD,
DUBLIN 8.

Tel: 01 408 5917.

Mobile: 086 858 5628.

Email: henrypim@hotmail.com