Ken Price’s artistic world is defined by a remarkable balance between colour, texture and form. With precision and care, he created ceramic sculptures that were freer and more vibrant than what you’d typically associate with ceramics. Crypto (2011) is a piece that immediately draws your eye, with its bold, asymmetrical and organic shapes.

For Price, colour and form were as inseparable as coffee and a Monday morning. He experimented with acrylic paints on clay, giving him greater control over the colour process, as opposed to traditional glazes that melt under high heat. You can really see this in Crypto, where the colours are built up in multiple layers and carefully polished down, creating a surface that seems to pulse with life.

You might find yourself thinking of flowing lava or the iconic lava lamps from the '60s and '70s (perhaps even the '90s), with their smooth texture and sensuous curves.The fact that these works are small and easily handled makes the experience of them both intimate and inviting, like a secret you’re in on.