Photo: Loren Maron
Photo: Loren Maron
Photo: Loren Maron
Photo: Loren Maron

Untitled

USA, 2014
<p>Bill Griffith,Clay Arts Center,Lineage the art of Mentoship,Sept 11,2014,Photo:Loren Maron</p>
Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York
Date acquired:
Materials:
Stoneware
Form - Functional: N/A
Form - Sculptural:
Installation - small/intimate scale
Method:
Slab-Built
Surface Technique: N/A
Kiln Type: N/A
Glazes:
Glaze
Bill Griffith | 1949 – Present

Michael Corney is known forwork in porcelain that is both thrown and altered or slab built.While his forms are conventional,Corney?s tablewares including mugs, tumblers, plates, covered boxes, and teapots often include imagery of skulls, dominoes, and natural images. He uses stains, glazes and underglaze to create the surface imagery. He also hand builds pieces using cube forms.His work is influenced by California Funk forms and imagery.

Corney uses a stream-of-consciousness approach to imagery that can include painted faces, images from nature and game pieces including dice and dominoes. He often uses black silhouettes and icons from popular culture combined in ways that demonstrate his willingness to mix things up to create edgy scenes and narratives. There is a clear sense of humor in his work.

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Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York

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