Large Ceramic Wall Mount Sculptural Platter Peter Voulkos

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Large Ceramic Wall Mount Sculptural Platter Peter Voulkos

About the Item

A large woodfired stoneware wall hanging sculptural platter by American potter Peter Voulkos (1924-2002). The glazed piece was organic and irregular in form with hand-built edges, covered in a natural opaque ash color glaze. The surface is of the signature abstract expressionist style known by the artist, exhibiting spontaneous incised strokes in composition with controlled kiln bursts and embedded white chucks of feldspar. The back was signed in brown slip 'VOULKOS' with the year illegible. It was likely made circa 1970-80s. Metal wires is in place for wall hanging and likely original with the piece. About the Artist (courtesy of Marks Project): Peter Voulkos is known for Abstract Expressionist ceramic sculpture and plates characterized by large-scale, unglazed fractured surfaces that set the stage for the mid-twentieth century break with traditional concepts of clay, functional pots, and the potter. His early career in Bozeman, Montana, began with the influence of his instructor, Frances Senska, and was spent honing his skills as a potter making a large body of elegantly thrown and glazed bottle vases and dinnerware. Voulkos was an influential ceramics teacher. He founded two major ceramics programs: 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; and the second, in 1958 at the University of California, Berkeley. His programs produced a roster of potters, many of whom went on to teach, and whose combined influence produced much of the iconic work of the 20th century including Ken Price, Billy Al Bengston, Paul Soldner, Stephen De Stabler, Jun Kaneko, Larry Shep, Mac McClain (McCloud), John Mason, James Melchert, Michael Frimkess, Jerry Rothman, and Henry Takemoto. These students highly individual work did not have a “Voulkos look”. The common thread was the approach to clay that allowed personal direct expression. The work produced during this period revolted against the traditional production of the vessel or container that formed the foundation of American pottery. During this time, Voulkos produced new forms that were aggressively asymmetrical, no longer needed to be useful, sometimes ‘crudely’ formed, and very controversial. Voulkos established a unique American ceramic aesthetic. In 1962 Voulkos shifted his interest to metal, however, in 1973 he returned to ceramics creating an iconic series of 200 plates that were thrown for him to rework. While in the leather stage, Voulkos energized these thrown forms by embedding white porcelain bits, gashing, slashing and puncturing the surfaces. His Abstract Expressionist ceramics were influenced by his time at Black Mountain College in the summer of 1953. Voulkos is credited with pushing back the boundaries of clay, literally reinventing American ceramics. His work clearly crossed the traditional divide between ceramic as craft and as fine art.

Creator:
Peter Voulkos (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 5 in (12.7 cm)Diameter: 22 in (55.88 cm)
Style:
Organic Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Stoneware,Fired
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
Late 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1970-1990s
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Fine condition with intended surface texture and marks etc. With metal wire for hanging. Back shows some crudeness and kiln cracks and fillings but are most likely intentional and original to the making process in keeping with the artist's practice.
Seller Location:
Atlanta, GA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU945029906602