Peter Olson's Ceramic Art

At 1st glance this piece does look like a photograph, even a painting, but this series is a work of mixed-media layered one on top of the other in a box. Yet this assemblage of random found objects, with the artists

All artists are influenced by the culture they are from. Our experiences and the environment in which we were raised shapes us, and thus the works we produce as artists. This essay will discuss, compare and contrast two artists from different cultures, and their ceramic artworks, with a focus on how their cultural background has influenced their art. The artists that will be discussed are Janet Fieldhouse, who is influenced by her Torres Strait Islander heritage and Aboriginal artist Dr. Thancoupie Gloria Fletcher.

Porcelain has a reputation, and gets treated as one of the most fragile and expensive materials money could buy. Anything that is made of porcelain is a real piece of art especially to whoever owns it. While reading an excerpt from the Seattle art museum online I found that the exact time and place of the creation of the first Chinese porcelain has not been firmly established. It is reported as early as 600 AD is when the creation of high fired ceramic wares was producing white ceramic material that was known as porcelain. Porcelain can take the credit for what was considered cross-cultural encounters for many centuries. They used porcelain as a vehicle for designs and ornamental motifs between Asia and Europe. Those little works of art have also influenced traditions in other countries that have been witness to the amazing artistic features of porcelain design. Having a very nice set of china myself, I now understand the reasoning behind protecting such valuable property. I would like to be able to see firsthand some of the masterpieces that may be roaming throughout the great country of China.

Modern figurines of art stem directly from the hands of the ancient’s. The organic forms of modernly sculpted artifacts can most likely be directly referenced to the movements of prehistoric artworks. There seems to be an ongoing transition on how cultures no matter how stretched apart through time, contrasted by ethnicity or religious views; can all be somewhat related to each other by the methods or principles portrayed through their artworks. In fact, I saw that very transition; within two works in which are extremely different in meaning, craftsmanship, time, culture and so on. However, I was still able to find similarities within the artifacts. In this paper I will examine Venus of Willendorf, a Paleolithic carving in limestone; which can fit in the palm of one’s hand. As well as, The Sacrifice of Chacmool, which are a plethora of Mesoamerican statues emulating rituals of sacrifice.

Art defines us for who we are and it is our job to preserve our culture. Virgil Ortiz is a renowned ceramicist, fashion designer, graphics artist from Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico. He's an artist who uses contemporary ideals to blend historical events with futuristic aspects of his imagination. Ortiz strives for cultural awareness to inform the whole world that Cochiti art is still alive and thriving. Inspired by the Pueblo Revolt, Ortiz constructs clay figurines made from native clay and paints. He expresses intentions of conserving his ancestral traditions and techniques that were once suppressed by foreign settlers. Moving towards preserving a dying culture and letting the whole world know that Cochiti pottery will continue to flourish in

I have chose to tell the story, and achievements of well renown artist Peter Morgan. Peter morgan is 33 years old. He grew up in Abingdon, Va with his parents Ed, and Helen Morgan. Peter graduated from Abingdon high school in 1996. Peter had never taken a ceramics class until his sophomore year in college. His college professor at Roanoke College inspired him during his time taking ceramics to go the length with it. He went on to continue his education at Roanoke College in Salem, Va. He later received his Bachelor of Arts degree from this university. He then went on to receive his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the California College of Arts and Crafts in San Francisco, Ca. He also received his Master of Fine Arts degree at Alfred University

When I first glanced at Duane Hanson’s Housepainter III, I was certain that it was a photograph. While I read that it was a wax figure,

When I attend the Oklahoma Art Museum this morning, I was completely blown away by the different styles, technique, and artistic abilities that artist have. Art can come in many forms and can involve many different things. From paintings, sculptures, and abstract pieces of the modern world. Along with my visit, I got to experience a new collection of blown glass that was absolute remarkable. As I walked though the museum, it was as I walked though time and got to see how each period’s art changed throughout time. From the different shades of color to the different types of technique that filled the halls of the Oklahoma City Art Museum, each piece was genuine in its own way. I was starstruck as I witnessed Lowell Nesbitt’s Parrot Tulip, Richard Diebenkorn’s Albuquerque, and Dale Chihuly’s blown glass.

With works in every known medium, from every part of the world, throughout all points in history, exploring the vast collection of the Museum of Modern Art was an overwhelming experience. The objects in the Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts are an important historical collection, reflecting the development of a number of art forms in Western Europe. The department's holdings covered sculpture in many sizes, woodwork and furniture, ceramics and glass, jewelry, and tapestries. The gallery attracted my appreciation of the realistic qualities of the human body often portrayed in sculpture.

In this essay, Native American ceramics have been selected to demonstrate how the classical forms have impressed our factual knowledge of Native Americans, moreover, how the classical forms have influenced the modern pottery that is produced today. Also, this essay will vaguely explore how the artist’s culture have shaped their ceramics.

My artifacts are from the exhibit “Life and Labor: The Photographs of Milton Rogovin” by Milton Rogovin. My first artifact is Untitled from the series “Working People: Ford,” the second artifact is Untitled, from the series “Working People: Atlas Steel, Frank Andrzewski,” and lastly is Untitled from the series “Lower West Side, Buffalo.” Milton Rogovin is a man from Buffalo, New York who referred to himself as a social-documentary photographer who focused on the people he called “the forgotten ones,” the working class of America. His photos recorded the changing multi-ethnic and working class communities, where he would set up take a photo of someone during their job and then of them inside their homes where the person chose how the photograph

Our world is full of so many grandiose monuments, eye-catching sculptures, and stunning statues, each having an individual story to tell. Thousands of them have been created however, only a small number of them are actually extraordinary and picture-worthy. This paper will compare and contrast two of those picture-worthy sculptures. Furthermore, I will examine the aspects of each of these sculptures. I will compare and contrast what each of them represents, the differences in texture, their size and their tone.

Considered one of the first artists to explore the possibilities of ceramics being an independent visual medium, Toshiko Takaezu “revitalized her field with abstract shapes, painterly glazes, and lyrical installations” (Ruud 20). Takaezu was a Japanese-American ceramist who took her knowledge from her schooling and a visit to Japan to create beautiful forms of art. According to William Grimes’ article “Toshiko Takaezu, Ceramic Artist, Dies at 88,” Takaezu is best known for her “closed pots and torpedo-like cylinders, derived from natural forms” in which “helped to elevate ceramics from the production of functional vessels to fine art” (Grimes). Takaezu’s works of art included using techniques such as closing off the top of her vessels, allowing for her to have a clay canvas for glazing of all kinds, as well as utilizing an ancient tradition of anagame, or tunnel-kiln firing, that produced “accidents” such as ash deposits and scars from surrounding pots, and as a final point was strongly influenced by her study of Zen Buddhism and using her ceramic work as an outgrowth of nature.

Reflecting on the history of ceramics involves a clear understanding of the two related branches, technology and aesthetics. Ceramics technology has developed sophisticated material, over the years, for greater aesthetics. The initial hand-rolled coils took no time to evolve into fuel efficient glazes that were developed in special kilns. The aesthetics of the material developed parallel to the

The series mainly comprise of watercolour and acrylic paint (paintings), paper photographs, wood, metal and human figurines (sculptures). The 4 canvas paintings all display a theme of spaced out areas, as well as areas that are tightly packed with layered lines/dots of paint. The sculptures however, are built to appear tall and unstable for the human figurines that are placed standing close behind one another. In addition, the sculptures consist of “angled/protruding” photographs of city environments and metal bird cages. Across the six artworks, the tone and colours contrast through bright, warm tones, to cold and dark shades, possibly to convey both positive and negative aspects of urbanisation, and the reasoning (to find better jobs, education, etc) behind urbanisation.