BEYOND BOUNDRIES
The Yixing Influence on Contemporary American Ceramics
Arizona State University Art Museum
Nelson Fine Arts Center
October 3, 2003 - February 7, 2004
image credit: Kathleen Royster, Thorned Bonsai,
2001. Porcelaineous Stoneware, 7h x 9w x 9d inches. Courtesy of the artist.
RECEPTION
Friday, October 3, 2003
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Multiple-exhibition reception
Luo Xiaoping:
Time Square Series
BEYOND BOUNDRIES: The Yixing Influence on Contemporary
American Ceramics
Beyond Boundaries: The Yixing Influence on Contemporary American Ceramics
will present the work of six American ceramic artists influenced by the
pottery traditions of Yixing, China. Yixing is a county in Southeast China
and been a center of ceramic production for over one thousand years. The
teapot form was most revered by Chinese tea masters dating back to the
16th century when they commissioned potters to create works depicting
the natural world. The vessels transcended their functionality and incorporated
many art forms including calligraphy, poetry and painting.
The American leader in raising the awareness of the Yixing traditions is Richard Notkin, an internationally acclaimed artist who first traveled to China in 1991. His work has been greatly influenced by Yixing ware and mixes social and political imagery that speaks to our society’s current situations. His sense of proportion, attention to detail, and use of the format for storytelling are in harmony with the Eastern antecedents.
Times Square Gallery Guide (pdf)
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Artists in the Exhibition
Participating artists include: Gayle Fichtinger,
Beth Lo, Richard Notkin, Richard Swanson, Eric Van Eimiren, Geo Lastimirsky,
and Kathleen Royster. Many of these artists
have traveled to China and are involved with an ongoing dialogue and exchange
of ideas and techniques. While their work finds a common source of inspiration,
their work demonstrates a highly individual approach to scale, subject
matter, and aesthetic approach.
ASU Art Museum Presentation
Organized by Peter Held, Beyond Boundries: The Yixing Influence on
Contemporary American Ceramics will be installed in the Arizona State
University Art Museum’s Ceramics Research Center location.
Duration
Beyond Boundries: The Yixing Influence on Contemporary American Ceramics
(October 3, 2003 – February 7, 2004) is open at the Ceramics Research
Centerr: Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Support
The exhibition and related programs are supported in part by CLA and Friends
of the ASU Art Museum.
ASU Art Museum exhibitions
Selected past exhibitions at the ASU Art Museum include:
Shared
Passion: Sara and David Lieberman Collection of Contemporary Ceramics
and Craft
Embracing Night:
New Ceramics by Farraday Newsome Sredl
Ties That
Bind: Ed Rossbach and Katherine Westphal
The Edward Jacobson
Collection of Turned-Wood Bowls
Fragile Monuments:
Paper Sculpture by Jyung Mee Park
Contemporary
Art Furniture: Sam Maloof, John Cederquist, Wendy Maruyama
Frogs
and Dogs: David Gilhooly and Roy De Forest
For more information contact John Spiak at spiak@asu.edu.
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