Steven Montgomery
Steven Montgomery's workexplores his interest in making pieces that deal with the changes caused by the passage of time. In 1993 he began making the trompe l?oeil machines that played on his ...
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Steven Montgomery's workexplores his interest in making pieces that deal with the changes caused by the passage of time. In 1993 he began making the trompe l?oeil machines that played on his interest in castoffs. This work is based on used discarded and decomposing plumbing, electrical fixtures, and engine parts.
He uses various techniques to form his pieces, including hand-building, wheel-throwing, and press-molds. His larger pieces are made in parts that are assembled post-firing. The surfaces are painted with oil paint after the clay is fired.
In 1980 he began making sculptures from discarded industrial components that he eventually disposed of in the Hudson River. In 1987 he returned to working with clay. His clay pieces continued to explore his interest in making pieces that dealt with the changes caused by the passage of time.
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- Primary Work Experience
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1980—
Studio Artist, New York, New York
Other
- Public Collections
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Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Everson Museum, Syracuse, New York
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, Michigan
Icheon World Ceramic Center, Icheon, South Korea
Keramic Museum Westerwaald, Westerwaald, Germany
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York
Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina
Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York
Museum of Shigaraki Ceramics Art Center and Cultural Park, Shigaraki, Japan
National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan
Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey
Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington D.C.
- Bibliography
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Clark, Garth. The Artful Teapot, New York, NY: Watson-Guptill, 2002.
___________. The Eccentric Teapot. New York, NY: Abbeville Press, 1989.
Del Vecchio, Mark. Post Modern Ceramics. London, England: Thames & Hudson, 2002.
Goodman, Jonathan. "Review of Exhibitions: Steven Montgomery at OK Harris,” Art in America (September 2004).
Kuchta, Ronald A.” Interview, "Steven Montgomery.” Kerameiki Techni (December 2004).
Ladda, Wolfram. Interview. "Steven Montgomery." Neue Keramic January/February 2005.
Morgan, Robert C. "Steven Montgomery's Entropic Machines,” American Ceramics (February 1997).
Sathe, Pravine. "Interview, “Steven Montgomery," New York Arts Magazine (June 2004).
Shannon, Mark. "Steven Montgomery,” American Ceramics (March 1986).
"Steven Montgomery." Ceramics Monthly (March 2000).
- CV or Resume
- Website(s)
Citation: Steven Montgomery, "The Marks Project."
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