Ceramic Artist Ken Price

Derived from mexican folk pottery geology erotic objects and surf culture price s influences were imaginative and eclectic.

Ceramic artist ken price. 16 1935 los angeles calif died feb. Ken price whose small worldly exquisitely finished abstract sculptures in glazed or painted clay exploded the distinction between art and craft and established him as one of the outstanding. Ken price kenneth martin price american sculptor born feb. Ken price february 16 1935 february 24 2012 was an american artist who uncovered the surprising possibilities of ceramics as sculpture.

1956 from the university of southern california usc and. 24 2012 arroyo hondo n m created mainly small no larger than 25 50 cm 10 20 in on a side but exquisite geometric ceramic sculptures that featured vibrant colour unusual textures and allusions to erotica and he was credited with helping to elevate ceramics into an important art form. Price s work intensive process involves applying numerous coats of paint and sanding each piece to achieve a glossy surface of variegated color as seen in the melting contours of laird 2010. He studied at the chouinard art institute and otis art institute now otis college of art and design in los angeles before receiving his bfa degree from the university of southern california in 1956.

The gallery and studio of ken price a contemporary los angeles artist showing his sculptures paintings and drawings. Along with textural and geometric appeal each piece bore inadvertent traces of its maker s hand. Buy bid and inquire on ken price. Ken price february 16 1935 february 24 2012.

He studied at the chouinard art institute and otis art institute now otis college of art and design in los angeles before receiving his bfa degree from the university of southern california in 1956. Kenneth price february 16 1935 february 24 2012 was an american artist who made ceramic sculpture. Ken price ceramics october 6 2019 on a surfing trip to mexico in the 1950s ken price became enamored with the folk pottery that populated tijuana s shops and vendor carts. Inspired by the form and dynamism of ocean waves as well as the human body ken price s painted ceramic shapes are both erotic and cartoonish with plump forms and gently sloping curves.