John Pollex has carved out a unique niche in the world of studio pottery. Referring to the work of painters such as Howard Hodgkin, Robert Natkin, Patrick Heron and Ben Nicholson, Pollex dispensed with slip trailers in favour of paintbrushes and sponges applying intensely coloured earthenware slips in a free and abstract manner. His work includes references to Zen Buddhism, in particular Zen calligraphic brush strokes.
