John Mason Ceramic Sculpture

In this video tour narrated by the exhibition s curator rani singh mason s early career and aesthetic development receive a deeper look.

John mason ceramic sculpture.

Over four decades john mason has created a body of ceramic art noted for its increasingly conceptual and geometric nature. He shook up the modern art scene in the 60 s and has spent the last 68 years mastering the ar. Mason s work focused on exploring the physical properties of clay and its extreme plasticity. 39 x 31 5 x 24 inches 99 1 x 80 x 61 cm base.

John mason folded cross yellow gold 2002 ceramic sculpture. In the 1950s mason and other art school cohorts made ceramics cool transforming. One of a group of artists who had studied under the pioneering ceramicist peter voulkos he created wall reliefs and expressionistic sculptures often on a monumental scale. From albertz benda john mason spear dark ember 2015 ceramic 66 26 1 2 25 1 2 in.

8 x 32 x 32 inches 20 3 x 81 3 x 81 3 cm. John mason s innovations in the field of ceramic sculpture opened the art world s eyes to the possibilities of the medium. John mason march 30 1927 january 20 2019 was an american artist who did experimental work with ceramics. John mason a california sculptor known for groundbreaking large scale ceramic abstractions died sunday at his home in carlsbad at age 91 said his wife vernita mason.

His process based method of working emphasized the clay and what he could do with it as he pushed to material well past conventional limits and tradition. In the mid 1950 s as a student of peter voulkos in los angeles he was an active participant in the aesthetic revolution that reshaped the field of american ceramics transforming tradition bound studio potters into avant garde clay sculptors. John mason an artist who helped expand the boundaries of what could be done in ceramics by creating imposing wall reliefs and other expressionistic sculptures in a field that had often been.