Jake Clark: Paintings and Pots marks Clark's first incorporation of large-scale oil and acrylic paintings alongside his signature ceramic pots, creating a dialogue between glazed ceramic and raw canvas. Turning to the Golden Age of American advertising, Clark draws on the hand-painted mascots and brand imagery of the 1950s and 60s — Brillo's Prudence Potts, the Raid Bugs — as foundational symbols of American identity. The exhibition traces an outsider's fascination: Clark grew up in Melbourne, where early trips to New York and Los Angeles revealed the tantalizing abundance of American consumer culture.
