Peter Voulkos Ceramic Pieces

Peter voulkos almost single handedly changed the direction of contemporary american ceramics in the late 1950s.

Peter voulkos ceramic pieces. The artist s influences included zen philosophy asian. Apr 26 2020 explore marilyn may s board peter voulkos on pinterest. Quest for disposition of earlier work for the catalogue project newsletter regarding workshops shows publications gallery affiliations and online resources. See more ideas about ceramic artists ceramic sculpture ceramic art.

29 1924 bozeman mont died feb. Peter voulkos master of ceramics dies at 79. Photo m he returned to clay in 1968 partly because his bronze pieces would not fit through the door of ms. Jan 2 2019 explore shelley abdalla s board peter voulkos art pottery followed by 129 people on pinterest.

Voulkos freed clay from its traditional historical and technical limitations by expanding the aesthetic possibilities to include gesture and sculpturally expressive forms. At 80 ceramics legend ron nagle is still perfecting his otherworldly sculptures. 20 abstract expressionists who didn t just paint. Three tiered sculptural stack pots and.

Peter voulkos born panagiotis harry voulkos on 29 january 1924 in bozeman montana deceased on 16 february 2002 in bowling green ohio was an american artist of greek descent he is known for his abstract expressionist ceramic sculptures which crossed the traditional divide between ceramic crafts and fine art he established the ceramics department at the los angeles county art institute. In 1972 alter nearly a decade working primarily as a sculptor in metals peter voulkos returned to ceramics in the mid 1950 s he had virtually reinvented the field by introducing into clay issues and techniques previously restricted to contemporary painting and sculpture in the early 1970 s voulkos concentrated on two basic ceramic forms. Bringing together individual objects or pieces into a larger sculptural whole is called. Peter voulkos s ceramic work challenged the idea of ceramics as craft with his.

See more ideas about pottery pottery art ceramic sculpture. 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. After earning degrees at montana state college b s 1951 and the california college of arts and crafts m f a 1952 voulkos. Experimental forms and techniques.

Louise nevelson creates unity in her assemblage sky cathedral through. Peter voulkos american ceramics artist born jan.