Peter Voulkos Primary Contribution To The Field Of Ceramics

29 1924 bozeman mont died feb. Berkeley where he remained a charismatic teacher for more than a quarter century critics and scholars have weighed in on his work. Peter voulkos almost single handedly changed the direction of contemporary american ceramics in the late 1950s.

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Ceramics from the collection of betty and stanley sheinbaum in addition to a significant peter voulkos sculpture in our design evening sale four ceramic works highlight the creativity and diversity of american craft in the second half of the 20th century.

Peter voulkos primary contribution to the field of ceramics. After earning degrees at montana state college b s 1951 and the california college of arts and crafts m f a 1952 voulkos. Textiles glass graphic design. 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. Peter voulkos whose gift for awakening in students a passion for art making and for living life to the fullest died on february 16 2002.

In fact discarding functionality for the more purely aesthetic or expressive is happening to all the applied arts. Peter voulkos 1924 2002 ron kuchta stated that peter voulkos was the most charismatic and powerfully expressionistic artist to use clay as his principal medium in america 1 when voulkos died of a heart attack in 2002 following a workshop in bowling green oh an era came to an end. 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.

At the time the ceramics studio consisted of a sink and a table. Detail of rudy autio oracle of the pale horse 1982. Peter voulkos and the ceramics revolution of the 1950s by charles kessler as i noted in a recent post ceramics as an art medium rather than a utilitarian craft has become popular with artists. At the time of his death he was conducting a ceramics workshop in ohio the last of many master classes in which he made new work in the presence of an audience.

From peter voulkos s earliest days winning awards at ceramics expositions to his wildly innovative five year period at otis in los angeles to u c. 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. As the sole graduate student soldner played a large role in helping voulkos design and build the space. Voulkos freed clay from its traditional historical and technical limitations by expanding the aesthetic possibilities to include gesture and sculpturally expressive forms.

Soldner was one of peter voulkos first students at the los angeles county art institute now otis. Peter voulkos american ceramics artist born jan.