Tony Marsh Ceramic Art
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Tony marsh ceramic art. Tony marsh is best known for iconic pieces which begin as functional ceramic vessels. Early in his career marsh apprenticed in mashiko japan with tatsuzo shimaoka a potter known for. His works are in the collection of the cranbrook museum of art los angeles county museum of art monterey museum of art and arizona state university. Whether perforated or covered with protrusions they are seldom without structural ornament.
01 13 20 a ceramic champagne cave porcelain anatomy and more this is spotted your go to round up of our favorite finds from the world of contemporary ceramic art and contemporary ceramics for january 2020. He then sets about perforating the form resulting in non functional functional vessel forms. From 1978 to 1981 marsh studied as an apprentice. Share yours in the comment box below.
Spotted a ceramic cave tony marsh gets noted perrier jouët more. Long beach california based potter tony marsh carefully creates and then deconstructs his ceramic vessels. Marsh was additionally named a united states artist fellow for 2018. Ceramic vessel by tony marsh part of an exhibition at the harvey meadows gallery in aspen from march 8 to april 8.
After graduating he spent three years in mashiko japan at the workshop of tatsuzo shimaoka. Tony marsh born may 26 1954 is an american contemporary ceramic artist who lives and works in long beach california. Any thoughts about this post. Marsh received a bachelor of fine arts in 1978 from california state university long beach.
Tony marsh lives and works in long beach california where he was the program chair of ceramic arts for over 25 years at california state university long beach. He work is currently being represented but the garth clark gallery the frank. We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us. Marsh completed his mfa at alfred university in 1988.
Regardless of their uselessness the vessels pay homage to pottery and what it is expected to do hold preserve and store. He teaches in the ceramic arts program at california state university long beach where he was the program. Tony marsh is a sculptor and vessel maker who teaches at california state university long beach.