Peter Voulkos, Big-A, 1990; Anagama fired ceramic; Gift of the Decorative Arts Council, by exchange

From Clay to Bronze: Selected Works by Peter Voulkos 1951-2001

Saturday, May 19, 2007—Sunday, March 2, 2008
Galleries 277, 278
Free Exhibition

Peter Voulkos (1924-2002) is considered the most revolutionary American ceramic artist of the twentieth century. A defining figure in the American craft movement after the Second World War, his early work shows expertise on the wheel as well as a definite Asian influence. By the late 1950s, fueled by contact with Abstract Expressionist artists, Voulkos began creating abstract ceramic sculpture, characterized by a muscular, freeform technique.

"From Clay to Bronze" will highlight the stylistic diversity of Voulkos’s fifty-year career, through objects from the MIA and other collections, including a little-known group of bronze castings from his ceramic sculptures that serve as reinterpretations overseen by the artist.