Kathy Butterly Ceramics Artist

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Kathy butterly ceramics artist.

Image gallery 2016 2017 quality of line the armory show 2017 additional work. Kathy butterly s beautiful and odd sculptures are the result of a literal manipulation of traditional ceramic forms. See more ideas about kathy ceramic art ceramics. Kathy butterly s ceramic sculptures epitomize a kind of nonchalant irony that s savvy street smart and seductive.

See more ideas about ceramic artists ceramic sculpture kathy. Sculptor kathy butterly thinks of herself as a painter who happens to work with clay three dimensionally she is known for abstract ceramic vessels ranging in size from small to nearly five feet tall whose twisting forms with pinched openings resemble shrunken hybrids of alien life forms and domestic objects from which something is oozing leaking or dipping as described by critic john yau. May 31 2017 explore aidan raill s board kathy butterly on pinterest. She lives and works in new york city.

Aug 19 2014 explore contemporary ceramic artists s board kathy butterly followed by 379 people on pinterest. That makes them sound cool and they are. Kathy butterly has created distinct evocative sculptures for more than two decades contributing to and expanding the tradition of studio ceramics. Kathy butterly yerba buena center for the arts san francisco ca between a rock and a soft place tibor de nagy gallery new york.

Her latest exhibition of new work titled thought presence on view now at james cohan gallery in new york presents 24 new vessels that demand a full 360 degree exploration. Through her practice butterly engages with concepts ranging from materiality and line to the history of the vessel. Freaks and beauties opener 10. Butterly received her bachelor of fine arts from moore college of art in philadelphia pennsylvania in 1986 and her master of fine arts from university of california davis in 1990.