Paul Volkoys Ceramics

American artist of greek decent peter voulkos 1924 2002 is well known for his abstract expressionist styled ceramics sculptures.
Paul volkoys ceramics. 29 1924 bozeman mont died feb. He received his bs from the montana state college bozeman and. And the second in 1958 at the university of california berkeley. Peter voulkos 1924 2002 was a ceramist most known for his abstract expressionist sculptures.
Voulkos and student paul soldner built several prototypes of pottery kick wheels from scratch. See more ideas about ceramic artists ceramic sculpture ceramic art. Entrapped in the process of clay making voulkos developed works not with the traditional craft foundation of ceramics but rather in an experimental way that lead him to treat the medium as pure sculpture. 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.
Three tiered sculptural stack pots and. Voulkos had a natural aptitude for clay and soon was winning awards including top honors at the 1950 national ceramic exhibition at the syracuse museum of fine arts in new york. Apr 26 2020 explore marilyn may s board peter voulkos on pinterest. Encouraged he chose ceramics as a course of study in graduate school at the california college of arts and crafts in oakland from which he graduated with a master.
Portfolio of peter voulkos s ceramic plates ice buckets stacks and tea bowls bronzes paintings and prints resume solo and group exhibitions bibliography public collections voulkos co. Soldner s welded x frame kick wheel became the california classroom standard while voulkos ceramics. The first in 1954 at the otis college of art and design then called the los angeles county art institute at which his work rapidly became abstract and sculptural. Peter voulkos american ceramics artist born jan.
He founded two major ceramics programs. After earning degrees at montana state college b s 1951 and the california college of arts and crafts m f a 1952 voulkos. Quest for disposition of earlier work for the catalogue project newsletter regarding workshops shows publications gallery affiliations and online resources.