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'''Martin Smith''' is professor of ceramics and glass at the [[Royal College of Art]] in London.
{{Short description|English ceramics and glass professor (born 1950)}}
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'''Martin Smith''' (born 1950) is [[professor]] of ceramics and glass at the [[Royal College of Art]] in London.
He studied at [[Bristol Polytechnic]] born in 1949 in Sheffield, England, holds a Bachelor degree in engineering from Liverpool University and a Masters degree of Design from the Royal College of Art.(1971–74)<ref>http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=19086</ref> where studied the technique of [[raku]]. He worked from a studio in [[Suffolk]], later moving to London. His ceramics are represented in public collections including those of the [[Victoria & Albert Museum]], the [[National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo]], the [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]] and the [[Stedelijk Museum]], the [[Metropolitan Museum of New York]].


==Work and career==
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A key figure in British ceramics,<ref>[http://www.marsdenwoo.com/smith/ms1.htm Marsden Woo Gallery]</ref> he taught at Loughborough College of Art & Design (1983–85) and [[Camberwell College of Art]] (1986–89). He joined the Royal College of Art in 1989 and was appointed professor of ceramics and glass in 1999.<ref>[http://www.rca.ac.uk/Default.aspx?ContentID=502754 Royal College of Art]</ref>
He was born in [[Essex]], England<ref name=bc>[http://collection.britishcouncil.org/collection/artist/5/19113 British Council] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323165415/http://collection.britishcouncil.org/collection/artist/5/19113 |date=2012-03-23 }}</ref> and was educated at [[Bristol Polytechnic]] (1971–74) and the Royal College of Art (1971–77), where he studied the technique of [[raku ware|raku]]. He worked from a studio in [[Suffolk]], later moving to London.


Smith's early works were large raku bowls which were precise and geometric, departing from the tradition of Japanese raku.<ref name=bc/> From the 1980s he has formed his ceramics by press moulding or throwing red [[earthenware]] clay which is subsequently altered by cutting and grinding.<ref name=bc/> He adds metal and gold leaf to the interiors of his pieces and sometimes adds slate or sheet metal to the base. "Smith's work is far removed from the spontaneity, plasticity and softness associated with clay; his is tough, hard edged, planned, measured and architectonic."<ref name=bc/>
==Executive Design Director - Ford of Europe==


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A key figure in British ceramics,<ref>[http://www.marsdenwoo.com/smith/ms1.htm Marsden Woo Gallery] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330225651/http://www.marsdenwoo.com/smith/ms1.htm |date=2012-03-30 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.londondesignfestival.com/content/martin-smith-pots-plates-chairs London Design Festival 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930061905/http://www.londondesignfestival.com/content/martin-smith-pots-plates-chairs |date=2011-09-30 }}</ref> he taught at Loughborough College of Art & Design (1983–85) and [[Camberwell College of Art]] (1986–89). He joined the staff of the Royal College of Art in 1989 and was appointed professor of ceramics and glass in 1999.<ref>[http://www.rca.ac.uk/Default.aspx?ContentID=502754 Royal College of Art] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322032552/http://www.rca.ac.uk/Default.aspx?ContentID=502754 |date=2012-03-22 }}</ref>
Martin Smith is Executive Design Director, Ford of Europe, a position he was appointed to July 1, 2004.
He is also responsible for design at Ford Asia Pacific and Africa. Prior to joining Ford of Europe, Mr. Smith was executive director design for Opel and Vaŭhall and before that vehicle line design director for Adam Opel AG responsible for compact cars. From 1977-1997 Martin Smith held various positions at Audi AG including from 1984 head of Audi's external design studio in Munich. In 1991, he became Audi's chief designer interior.
Martin Smith began his career as designer for Porsche AG in 1973.


==Exhibit form==
==Royal College of Art honor eminent benefactors==
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Smith is one of a group of potters, including [[Elizabeth Fritsch]], [[Alison Britton]], [[Ewen Henderson (artist)|Ewen Henderson]], [[Gordon Baldwin]] and [[Richard Slee (artist)|Richard Slee]] who make a small number of sculptural pieces that they tend to exhibit on plinths<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/money/spend-save/can-ceramics-make-investors-pots-of-money-556494.html Hayes, Dawn, "Can ceramics make investors pots of money?", ''The Independent'', Saturday, 14 August 2004]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
The British Royal College of Art has announced that its new applied arts building, due to open in autumn 2014, will be named ‘The Sir Po-Shing and Lady Helen Woo Applied Art Department‘ to honour the couple’s long association with the RCA.
Professor Martin Smith, Head of the School of Applied Arts said: “Through their generous funding for new studios and workshops, Sir Po-Shing and Lady Helen Woo are helping maintain the RCA’s excellence in the Applied Arts and allowing us to continue to provide a world-class education for generations of students to come.”
The Woo Family commented: “We are delighted to help future generations of talented RCA students working in the Applied Arts.”
The GBP37m campaign has to date received support from the James Dyson Foundation, the Garfield Weston Foundation, the Dr Mortimer and Theresa Sackler Foundation, the Wolfson Foundation and HEFCE matched funding support, which matches every GBP3 of private philanthropic support with GBP1 of public funding.
Also designed by Haworth Tompkins, the RCA’s Sackler Building in Battersea won a RIBA award in 2010. The Dyson Building opens in autumn 2012.<ref>http://www.oh-yay.com/tag/professor-martin-smith</ref>


==Collections==
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Smith is part of a group of potters, including [[Elizabeth Fritsch]], [[Alison Brittan]], [[Ewen Henderson]], [[Gordon Baldwin]] and [[Richard Slee]] who make a small number of sculptural pieces that they tend to exhibit on plinths<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/money/spend-save/can-ceramics-make-investors-pots-of-money-556494.html Hayes, Dawn, "Can ceramics make investors pots of money?", ''The Independent'', Saturday, 14 August 2004]</ref>
His ceramics are represented in public collections including those of the [[Victoria & Albert Museum]], the [[National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo]], the [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]] and the [[Stedelijk Museum]], the [[Metropolitan Museum of New York]]. A major retrospective exhibition was held at the [[Museum Boijmans van Beuningen]], [[Rotterdam]] in 1996.<ref name=bc/>


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Latest revision as of 06:13, 12 August 2021

Martin Smith
Born1950
Essex, England
Alma materBristol Polytechnic
Occupation(s)Ceramics and glass professor
OrganizationRoyal College of Art

Martin Smith (born 1950) is professor of ceramics and glass at the Royal College of Art in London.

Work and career

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He was born in Essex, England[1] and was educated at Bristol Polytechnic (1971–74) and the Royal College of Art (1971–77), where he studied the technique of raku. He worked from a studio in Suffolk, later moving to London.

Smith's early works were large raku bowls which were precise and geometric, departing from the tradition of Japanese raku.[1] From the 1980s he has formed his ceramics by press moulding or throwing red earthenware clay which is subsequently altered by cutting and grinding.[1] He adds metal and gold leaf to the interiors of his pieces and sometimes adds slate or sheet metal to the base. "Smith's work is far removed from the spontaneity, plasticity and softness associated with clay; his is tough, hard edged, planned, measured and architectonic."[1]

A key figure in British ceramics,[2][3] he taught at Loughborough College of Art & Design (1983–85) and Camberwell College of Art (1986–89). He joined the staff of the Royal College of Art in 1989 and was appointed professor of ceramics and glass in 1999.[4]

Exhibit form

[edit]

Smith is one of a group of potters, including Elizabeth Fritsch, Alison Britton, Ewen Henderson, Gordon Baldwin and Richard Slee who make a small number of sculptural pieces that they tend to exhibit on plinths[5]

Collections

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His ceramics are represented in public collections including those of the Victoria & Albert Museum, the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Stedelijk Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of New York. A major retrospective exhibition was held at the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam in 1996.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e British Council Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Marsden Woo Gallery Archived 2012-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ London Design Festival 2011 Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Royal College of Art Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Hayes, Dawn, "Can ceramics make investors pots of money?", The Independent, Saturday, 14 August 2004[dead link‍]
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