Stan Bitters Studio Hose Pot for Hans Sumpf, 1960s
View Similar Items
Stan Bitters Studio Hose Pot for Hans Sumpf, 1960s
About the Item
- Creator:Stan Bitters (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 8 in (20.32 cm)Diameter: 18 in (45.72 cm)
- Style:Organic Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Ceramic,Unglazed
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1960s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:San Francisco, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU83698657933
Stan Bitters
An icon of modernist ceramics since the 1960s, Stan Bitters constructed rough assemblages of clay slabs and spoked wheels into massive murals and tall totems, upsizing his medium to an architectural scale.
Like Toshiko Takaezu, Peter Voulkos, Paul Soldner and others, Bitters was part of a small group of American artists during the mid-20th-century who embraced imperfection in their pottery.
Working in ceramics, a material that during the last 100 years was relegated to the supposedly lesser artistic realm of craft, Bitters and these other artists made bold, chunky pieces that served as a counterpoint to the smooth lines and overall slickness of modern and postmodern movements like Bauhaus, constructivism, minimalism, Op art and Pop art.
Hailing from Fresno, California, the self-proclaimed “old hippie” Bitters earned his bachelor’s degree in painting from UCLA. He also studied at what became Otis College in Los Angeles under Voulkos — the bad boy of American ceramics.
Voulkos almost single-handedly spawned what came to be known as the California Clay Movement and flouted pottery’s approved techniques. He transformed clay into a vibrant, highly expressive artistic medium, and Bitters’ funky, fractured style certainly shows it.
Bitters later became associated with organic modernism and created ceramics for Hans Sumpf, a maker of adobe bricks and furniture in Madera.
“Known for his Abstract Expressionist style, Bitters is a steadfast champion of environmental ceramics — the melding of natural, organic clay forms, sculptures and architectural elements into urban spaces to complement, transform and elevate their surroundings,” says Greg Nielson, of Dwell Floor Five, in Studio City, California.
With their sputtery glazes and graffiti-esque glyphs, Bitters’s works exude raw, countercultural energy.
Find Stan Bitters decorative objects, garden ornaments, planters and other furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
- Vessel by Stan Bitters for Hans SumpfBy Stan Bitters, Hans SumpfLocated in Palm Springs, CAStan Bitters planter with incised floral motif on both sides. This vessel was designed by one of California's great ceramicist's and manufactured by Hans Sumpf.Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
MaterialsCeramic
- Monumental Stan Bitters Stoneware Ceramic Planter for Hans SumpfBy Stan Bitters, Hans SumpfLocated in Los Angeles, CAMonumental Stan Bitters stoneware ceramic planter for Hans Sumpf.Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
MaterialsStoneware
- Stan Bitters Hans Sumph Ceramic Clay Sgraffito Lot of Four TilesBy Stan BittersLocated in Palm Springs, CASet of four stoneware tiles with sgraffito flower design created by Stan Bitters for Hans Sumph. Tiles measure approximately 5.75" square by .50" deep and are unsigned. In very good ...Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
MaterialsStoneware
- Stan Bitters Bird Bath, 1970s USABy Stan BittersLocated in Los Angeles, CABeautiful hanging bird bath by noted Californian ceramicist, Stan Bitters. Plastic cords are attached at three points on the dish and meet in a clay disk at the middle of the cords. Each plastic cord is adorned with a clay ball and a cast clay bird at each base. Bath has an inviting blue glazed interior where the water is held. Good condition as shown. Matching bird feeder available in separate listing. As a pioneer of the organic modernist craft movement in the 1960s, Bitters has been producing rough-hewn ceramic birdhouses...Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
MaterialsCeramic, Stoneware, Plastic
- Stan Bitters Bird Feeder, USA 1970sBy Stan BittersLocated in Los Angeles, CABeautiful hanging bird feeder by noted Californian ceramicist, Stan Bitters. Plastic cords are attached at three points on the dish and meet in a k...Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
MaterialsCeramic, Stoneware, Plastic
- Sun Screen by Stan Bitters, USA, 2017By Stan BittersLocated in Berlin, DEStan Bitters sun screen made from strips of fired unglazed clay. Each strip is approximately 2 cm / 0.8 inch wide and they vary in length. The individ...Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
MaterialsClay