Peter Voulkos, A Brief History

Peter Voulkos (1924-2002) was a ceramist most known for his abstract expressionist sculptures. He received his BS from the Montana State College, Bozeman and received his MFA from the California College of Arts and Crafts (now the California College of the Arts).
He taught at the Los Angeles County Art Institute (later renamed the Otis College of Art and Design) and the University of California, Berkeley. His students include Paul Soldner, Kenneth Price, Henry Takemoto, Michael Frimkess, John Mason, and others. His work can be found in the American Museum of Ceramic Art, Arkansas Arts Center, Everson Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and others.
www.craftinamerica.org. SERVICE episode Peter Voulkos segment. PBS premiere: November 2, 2014.
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[@danielcohen6053]

Voulkos does cruel and unusual things to his clay. I wish that I could do my art, with a similar feeling. Then I could truly say, "I have arrived." But arrived where? I don't know!

[@notnotknowing2946]

Defience !

[@nowisdom]

bravo

[@giannilopez549]

why did she bring up n53

[@cryptohonesty7662]

unimpressed

[@glenncambray626]

He "violates their vesselness". How I wish I could unhear that horrendously pretentious expression.

[@soieultra7085]

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[@stab2killnecks]

If I wanted to look at garbage. I would open my trash can.

[@mottthetatertot2488]

Much like Picasso, this man was a master. He had talent and facility with the material. He chose to deconstruct it the way he did. The same way Picasso could draw realistically but chose not to. Voulkos started a movement that effects ceramic artists to this day. What have you done with your life?