Justin Lambert
Richard Swanson is known for table-top scale ceramic slip-cast series of utilitarian vessels and sculptural works. Both bodies of work are narrative incorporating stylized human and animal forms.
Working in series Swanson develops ...
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Richard Swanson is known for table-top scale ceramic slip-cast series of utilitarian vessels and sculptural works. Both bodies of work are narrative incorporating stylized human and animal forms.
Working in series Swanson develops a master form by hand. A mold is made from the master and an edition of the object is slip-cast. Influences are Inuit carvings, Japanese netsuke, and Yixing teapots. Teapots and other small-scale assemblages are created using iron-rich clay. Swanson sands the surfaces through various stages of the making process; resulting in a satin-smooth raw-ceramic vitreous surface.
Swanson is also known for non-ceramic monumental mixed media public sculptures and installation works.
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2014
West Virginia University Visiting Artist, The Pottery Workshop, Jingdezehn, China
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2003–
Professional Potter
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- Bibliography
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Betancourt, Joel. “Ceramic Liason.” Ceramics Monthly (April 2008).
Lawton, Jim. 500 Teapots: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design, 2nd Edition. New York, NY: Lark Books, 2013.
Salamini, Amedeo. 100 Contemporary Wood Fire Artists. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2013.
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Jeffrey Kuratnick
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Citation: Jeffrey Kuratnick Justin Lambert, "The Marks Project."
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