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Date

2001

Creator

Peter Voulkos

Location

Raclin Murphy Museum of Art

Peter Voulkos created this piece during a two-week residency at Notre Dame in 2001. He first threw traditional ceramic forms, such as plates and bowls, on a potter's wheel, then took these vessels apart and reassembled them. In doing so, he challenged the traditional belief that ceramic objects should have a function, such as food storage or service, and that they should fulfill this function with highly decorated, refined forms. Voulkos's interest in revealing that artist's labor is evident in the impressions left by his hands and fingertips...Like Abstract Expressionist painters, for whom creating art was a process of self-exploration, Voulkos utilized an aggressive process to produce artworks. Some have suggested that his sculptures should be read as metaphors for the transformative events that all individuals undergo during their lifetime. from Snite Museum of Art, Selected Works: Snite Museum of Art (Notre Dame, 2005)

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Peter Voulkos created this piece during a two-week residency at Notre Dame in 2001. He first threw traditional ceramic forms, such as plates and bowls, on a potter's wheel, then took these vessels apart and reassembled them. In doing so, he challenged the traditional belief that ceramic objects should have a function, such as food storage or service, and that they should fulfill this function with highly decorated, refined forms. Voulkos's interest in revealing that artist's labor is evident in the impressions left by his hands and fingertips...Like Abstract Expressionist painters, for whom creating art was a process of self-exploration, Voulkos utilized an aggressive process to produce artworks. Some have suggested that his sculptures should be read as metaphors for the transformative events that all individuals undergo during their lifetime. from Snite Museum of Art, Selected Works: Snite Museum of Art (Notre Dame, 2005)
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  • Peter Voulkos created this piece during a two-week residency at Notre Dame in 2001. He first threw traditional ceramic forms, such as plates and bowls, on a potter's wheel, then took these vessels apart and reassembled them. In doing so, he challenged the traditional belief that ceramic objects should have a function, such as food storage or service, and that they should fulfill this function with highly decorated, refined forms. Voulkos's interest in revealing that artist's labor is evident in the impressions left by his hands and fingertips...Like Abstract Expressionist painters, for whom creating art was a process of self-exploration, Voulkos utilized an aggressive process to produce artworks. Some have suggested that his sculptures should be read as metaphors for the transformative events that all individuals undergo during their lifetime. from Snite Museum of Art, Selected Works: Snite Museum of Art (Notre Dame, 2005)
  • Peter Voulkos created this piece during a two-week residency at Notre Dame in 2001. He first threw traditional ceramic forms, such as plates and bowls, on a potter's wheel, then took these vessels apart and reassembled them. In doing so, he challenged the traditional belief that ceramic objects should have a function, such as food storage or service, and that they should fulfill this function with highly decorated, refined forms. Voulkos's interest in revealing that artist's labor is evident in the impressions left by his hands and fingertips...Like Abstract Expressionist painters, for whom creating art was a process of self-exploration, Voulkos utilized an aggressive process to produce artworks. Some have suggested that his sculptures should be read as metaphors for the transformative events that all individuals undergo during their lifetime. from Snite Museum of Art, Selected Works: Snite Museum of Art (Notre Dame, 2005)
  • Peter Voulkos created this piece during a two-week residency at Notre Dame in 2001. He first threw traditional ceramic forms, such as plates and bowls, on a potter's wheel, then took these vessels apart and reassembled them. In doing so, he challenged the traditional belief that ceramic objects should have a function, such as food storage or service, and that they should fulfill this function with highly decorated, refined forms. Voulkos's interest in revealing that artist's labor is evident in the impressions left by his hands and fingertips...Like Abstract Expressionist painters, for whom creating art was a process of self-exploration, Voulkos utilized an aggressive process to produce artworks. Some have suggested that his sculptures should be read as metaphors for the transformative events that all individuals undergo during their lifetime. from Snite Museum of Art, Selected Works: Snite Museum of Art (Notre Dame, 2005)
  • Peter Voulkos created this piece during a two-week residency at Notre Dame in 2001. He first threw traditional ceramic forms, such as plates and bowls, on a potter's wheel, then took these vessels apart and reassembled them. In doing so, he challenged the traditional belief that ceramic objects should have a function, such as food storage or service, and that they should fulfill this function with highly decorated, refined forms. Voulkos's interest in revealing that artist's labor is evident in the impressions left by his hands and fingertips...Like Abstract Expressionist painters, for whom creating art was a process of self-exploration, Voulkos utilized an aggressive process to produce artworks. Some have suggested that his sculptures should be read as metaphors for the transformative events that all individuals undergo during their lifetime. from Snite Museum of Art, Selected Works: Snite Museum of Art (Notre Dame, 2005)
  • Peter Voulkos created this piece during a two-week residency at Notre Dame in 2001. He first threw traditional ceramic forms, such as plates and bowls, on a potter's wheel, then took these vessels apart and reassembled them. In doing so, he challenged the traditional belief that ceramic objects should have a function, such as food storage or service, and that they should fulfill this function with highly decorated, refined forms. Voulkos's interest in revealing that artist's labor is evident in the impressions left by his hands and fingertips...Like Abstract Expressionist painters, for whom creating art was a process of self-exploration, Voulkos utilized an aggressive process to produce artworks. Some have suggested that his sculptures should be read as metaphors for the transformative events that all individuals undergo during their lifetime. from Snite Museum of Art, Selected Works: Snite Museum of Art (Notre Dame, 2005)
Peter Voulkos (American, 1924 - 2002)
2001
Sculpture
Wood-fired stoneware
2001.015
abstraction
Californian
ceramics
Funk
© Peter Voulkos Estate
Raclin Murphy Museum: B01C
51 x 32 x 26 1/2 in. (129.54 x 81.28 x 67.31 cm)
Mr. John C. Rudolf, ND ’70 Fund

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