Philip Cornelius, Porcelain, Thinware, high fired, pottery, art, clay, Pasadena

Description: This is "Sasebo Maru" 1985 Signed by Cornelius and fully guarantee authentic Philip Cornelius Ceramic Artist 1934-2015 Cornelius known for “working his own way”. He is an artist who pushed the envelope of clay and transformed it into art, “do the wrong thing and have it come outright." His “Thinware”, did just that and pushed the envelope of porcelain much like Chuck Yeager pushed the X-1 to the speed of sound. The result was a vessel ultra-thin and fired right to the edge of its capabilities. These are difficult elements to bring together, but Cornelius made it work. The vessels he created, while appearing delicate and vulnerable, are actually very strong, and have akind of toughness to them. Beyond the unique construction of his vessels, the imagery he integrates into them also makes them unusual. While song birds perching on teapots may seem benign, in Cornelius’ work nothing is that simple. The clever titles he gives each piece often allude to its multiple meanings. In his work song birds may be sirens and teapot spouts, gun barrels. Talented in the visual arts since an early age, Cornelius originally chose science as a major in college because he thought art would be too easy. When he was drafted into the US army in the middle of his college career, he used his 18 month tour of Europe to reacquaint himself with art, visiting museums and galleries during his off-duty hours. Returning to SanJose State University for his final year of undergraduate work, he took a ceramics class and found the medium to be both inspiring and demanding. After studying at the Claremont Colleges with Paul Soldner, he embarked on his career as a ceramist, determined to constantly push his work to the limits. Since 1965 he has been both an artist and a teacher, teaching at Pasadena City College and working in his own studio. His pieces can now be seen in major museum collections throughout the United States and Europe. Philip Cornelius is recognized in the ceramics community for his distinctive contributions to the medium. Museum Collections: Arizona State University Art Museum Everson Museum, Syracuse, New York French National Collection, Sevres, France Los Angeles County Museum of Art Mint Museum of Craft & Design, Charlotte, North Carolina Oakland Museum, Oakland, California The Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri Taipei Fine Art Museum, Taipei, Taiwan Victoria and Albert Museum, London Selected Solo Exhibitions: 2003 Firehouse Gallery and Art Center, Norman,Oklahoma 1999 Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco 1998 Frank Lloyd Gallery, Santa Monica SybarisGallery, Royal Oak, Michigan 1997 Frank Lloyd Gallery, Santa Monica TheClay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1996 Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco 1995 Garth Clark Gallery, Los Angeles IllinoisWesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois 1994 Brendabella Art Center Canaberra, AustraliaNational University 1993 Gallery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania 1992 Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak, Michigan 1991 Garth Clark Gallery, Los Angeles DorothyWeiss Gallery, San Francisco 1989 Garth Clark Gallery, Los Angeles 1988 Garth Clark Gallery, New York DorothyWeiss Gallery, San Francisco HarborCollege Art Gallery, Wilmington, California 1986 Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco 1985 Esther Sak’s Gallery, Chicago, Illinois 1984 Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco SouthwestCrafts Center, San Antonio, Texas BrentwoodGallery, St. Louis, Missouri AndersonRanch, Snowmass, Colorado GarthClark Gallery, Los Angeles 1983 Garth Clark Gallery, Los Angeles AndersonRanch, Snowmass, Colorado 1982 Dorothy Weiss Gallery, SanFrancisco HadlerRodriguez Gallery, New York 1981 Marcia Rodell Gallery, Los Angeles 1980 Aarnun Gallery, Pasadena, California BelsonBrown Gallery, Ketchum, Idaho MarciaRodell Gallery, Los Angeles 1979 Sun Valley Art Center, Sun Valley, Idaho MeyerBreier and Weiss, San Francisco 1978 Aarnun Gallery, Pasadena, California CerroCoso College, Ridgecrest, California 1977 Anderson Ranch, Snowmass, Colorado FourElements Gallery, San Francisco 1976 Aarnun Gallery, Pasadena, California DavisArt Center, Davis, California 1974 Ross/Friedman Gallery, Northridge, California MiraCosta College, Carlsbad, California 1972 Brand Art Center, Glendale, California 1967 CeeJay Gallery, Los Angeles, California

Price: 4200 USD

Location: Murrieta, California

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