Ceramics Peter Voulkos Artwork

The work is open at the top and has the vessel as a frame of reference.

Ceramics peter voulkos artwork.

There he developed a kind of abstract expressionist ceramics embraced by critics in both artforum and craft horizons and influenced outstanding painter ceramists including ken price and ron. At 80 ceramics legend ron nagle is still perfecting his otherworldly sculptures. His large clay sculptures often took the form of ice buckets plates and stacks which he then cast in bronze. Articles featuring peter voulkos.

29 1924 bozeman mont died feb. In the early 1970 s voulkos concentrated on two basic ceramic forms. The artist s intent was clearly sculptural not functional. Peter voulkos was instrumental in the transformation of ceramics from a traditional craft to a sculptural art form.

Voulkos 73 applied paper gallery label. Peter voulkoswas an american sculptor of greek heritage. How a revolution in ugly design is upending conventions of beauty. One way he did this was to dramatically increase the size of his ceramic objects.

Peter voulkos american ceramics artist born jan. The artist s influences included zen philosophy asian ceramics american jazz beat culture and abstract expressionist painting. Peter voulkos artworks select from the categories listed on the left to view. Peter voulkos american 1924 2002 vessel usa 1973 hand built carved slashed and glazed stoneware and porcelain signed and dated.

6 000 8 000 description. Bryce bannatyne gallery 1 124 5 h. Snowmass is classic peter voulkos. To work on an enormous scale voulkos borrowed structural methods from architecture and devised a way.

Three tiered sculptural stack pots and large stoneware platters. 16 2002 bowling green ohio helped the craft of pottery gain acceptance as an art form through his creation of ceramic works that were highly esteemed for their originality. Bryce bannatyne gallery santa monica california acquired from the above 1993 the carmichael pelsinger. He is known for his abstract expressionist ceramic sculptures which crossed the traditional divide between ceramic crafts and fine art.

A participant in the resurgence of american studio crafts he helped change the viewpoint that ceramics were merely utilitarian objects.