Tony Marsh Ceramics Biography

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Tony marsh ceramics biography. 2016 tony marsh ceramics. Tony marsh born may 26 1954 is an american contemporary ceramic artist who lives and works in long beach california career. Enquiries about work inv nbr. Tony marsh states i am not really a potter although i admire them deeply in many ways.

What i make is homage to my curiosity about the history of ceramic vessels and what they have always been called on to do. Whether perforated or covered with protrusions they are seldom without structural ornament. Contact the gallery. In 1989 marsh was hired to teach at his undergraduate alma mater cal state long.

Born in new york city marsh first learned about ceramics after he injured his rotator cuff playing baseball in his last year of high school. 1988 new york state college of ceramics at alfred university mfa. He had never been that good of a student and was sent by his guidance counselor to the pottery lab at his high school to receive a discipline from the strict. 1978 81 shimaoka pottery mashiko japan.

Long beach california based potter tony marsh carefully creates and then deconstructs his ceramic vessels. I understand pots as occupying what is for me a profound position between nature and culture. Marsh received a master of fine arts degree in 1988 from new york state college of ceramics at alfred university. Shimaoka named living national treasure 1996 1978 california state university long beach bfa.

Visiting artist workshops and invited lectures 2016 1987.