Eutectic Gallery: Treasures in clay

                                                                        Eutectic Gallery

 (pronounced yoo-tek-tik & means:  The proportion of constituents in a mixture that yields the lowest possible complete melting point; often lower than the constituents on their own.) 
is located on the corner of NE  20^th & Oregon Street in Portland. The gallery shares its space with Mudshark Studios and Portland Growler Company.

While browsing through my instragram site, some amazing pictures of ceramic sculptures were popping up from my friend Jeffrey Thomas. Knowing of his lifetime interest and involvement in ceramic and art, I was intrigued. So I stopped by after work one Friday.  

Co-owner Brett Binford (pictured) greeted me and helped with a guided tour exploring the inspiring work of featured artist Brad Mildrexler’s “Monoliths and Megaliths”. Brad’s pieces cry out to be touched! Brett explained the way the artist glazed and fired the pieces in daring and experimental ways, combining natural slips, rocks, glass, sand and even concrete to formulate his glazes. So much expression, texture, and color. “While massive in scale, the surfaces of his work are detailed, complicated, topographies. The molten heat that Monoliths and Megaliths exudes is visible and tactile.” says Jeffrey Thomas, Director of Eutectic Gallery.

This gallery is a treasure chest of modern ceramic art! I highly recommend stopping by and experiencing the texture, color, and possibilities they have achieved with clay. Brad Mildrexler’s exhibit will be there until the end of May! 

The piece on the left is smooth and Oceanic and the piece on the right is a close-up of the center work! All these pieces are better in person!

 They also have other artist’s creations in the gallery.

Yes the chains are ceramic! 

 Eutectic Gallery was founded by Brett Binford, John-Fletcher Halyburton & Aaron Van de Graeff working in partnership with Jeffrey Thomas, all coming from a long background in ceramics & art. A week after meeting together they decided to start the gallery and 2 weeks later they were knocking down walls! You can feel their commitment to the modern ceramic movement and their artists!