Martin Puryear Ceramics

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Martin puryear ceramics.

Norris s board martin puryear on pinterest. Oct 19 2016 explore john k. After graduating he joined the peace corps for two years teaching in a remote village in. His variegated training includes carpentry stone masonry boat building basketry construction and woodworking many of which directly influenced puryear when he began.

See more ideas about martin puryear martin sculpture art. Martin puryear 1941 american sculptor respected for his craftsmanshipjean toomer 1894 1967 american authorsan francisco. Category 2010s abstract geometric martin puryear prints and multiples. In a separate gallery three london ceramists lucie rie hans coper and ruth duckworth are paired with several works by martin puryear isamu noguchi sol lewitt and agnes martin.

Jan 17 2020 explore richard mckown s board martin puryear followed by 474 people on pinterest. Puryear born may 23 1941 is an american artist known for his devotion to traditional craft. Puryear grew up in washington d c and there attended catholic university of america b a 1963. After earning his ba from catholic university in washington dc puryear joined the peace corps in sierra leone and later attended the swedish royal academy of art.

Working in wood and bronze among other media his reductive technique and meditative approach challenge the physical and poetic boundaries of his materials. In his youth he studied crafts and learned how to build guitars furniture and canoes through practical training and instruction. 1941 will be on view at the national gallery of art washington in the artist s first retrospective in the united states in more than a decade. Martin puryear born may 23 1941 washington d c u s american sculptor whose streamlined and evocative sculptures made from materials such as wood and wire are associated with postminimalism.

Puryear whose distinctive style has been considered a descendant of minimalism began studying many forms of craft in his youth. 720 900 description. Martin puryear s practice is dedicated to craftsmanship and traditional building techniques. 21st century and contemporary abstract martin puryear prints and multiples.

Washington dc forty six powerful works by internationally acclaimed sculptor martin puryear b.