Tim Kowalczyk Ceramics

In 2011 tim graduated and moved to a small town 30 minutes north of normal called minonk which is where tim.

Tim kowalczyk ceramics. Free opening reception at black book gallery friday night 10 6 from 7 9. 10 color each set unique 9 available year. It is in these typical throw aways that he finds beauty an attraction to the history embedded in their wrinkles and folds. I am able to sculpt form design and construct sculptures.

Tim kowalczyk did his undergrad at southern illinois university carbondale and majored in art education and ceramics with a minor art history. He was drawn to the art of ceramics because of its ability to replicate the forms and textures of other. 1 345 likes 17 talking about this. Tim took a year off before attending illinois state university for tim s mfa in ceramics.

The old adage one man s trash is another s treasure couldn t be more true with tom who adds. This is a social media outlet for people looking to connect with tim kowalczyk and see updates link and other art news tim hears about. Tim kowalczyk leaning paint brush set white media. Ceramic and glaze size.

A little about tim kowalczyk ceramic s ability to replicate any form texture or surface is what draws me to the material says kowalczyk in his artist statement. In an ongoing series entitled tableware ceramic artist tim kowalczyk makes cups mugs trays and plates out of clay that look identical to cardboard. 29 3k followers 2 615 following 1 749 posts see instagram photos and videos from tim kowalczyk timsceramics. To memorialize these items kowalczyk creates their likeness in clay creating works that look.

It s only when you touch the objects that you realize all is not what it seems. Ceramics artist tim kowalczyk from illinois creates cups mugs and plates that look exactly like cardboard. Ceramic artist tim kowalczyk is drawn to objects of little material value crushed tin cans ripped up cardboard and polaroids that have been damaged during development. Oh wait wait these aren t paper these are actually cleverly disguised clay cups by the ceramics virtuoso tim kowalczyk.

9 25 x 4 5 x 2 5 inches each edition. Tim makes this ceramic cardboard out of his home in minonk il. When he s not teaching at illinois central college tim spends time in his home studio creating these amazing ceramic illusions of whatever texture he chooses to mimic.