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Jim Leedy

Jim Leedy. Abstract Ceramic Master.

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Jim Leedy

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  1. Jim Leedy Abstract Ceramic Master

  2. Jim Leedy is an international artist in terms of his interests and achievements. He is an artist who crosses boundaries between materials and genres, representation and abstraction, art and music, creativity and scholarship. His diverse and unique talents have led him to a lifetime of accomplishment in clay, painting, public art, works-on-paper, prints, assemblages, installations, and performance.Eyewitness to the birth of the New York School, Leedy's paintings emerge from Abstract Expressionism, with a sense of materiality, surface structure and veiled figuration. With graduate study of Asian art History at Colombia University, he created a hybrid of Abstract Expressionism and Oriental pottery which is central to his oeuvre in clay. Chinese tripod bronzes and Japanese folk pottery were reinterpreted with an informal American twist that established him as an early leader in the American Clay Revolution. • Never satisfied with the status quo, his career has been a lifetime of exploration and chance-taking that has occasionally placed him on the outside of major art movements, while often anticipating them. He continues to break ground in processes, materials, and subject matter that is unique to his times and personal life. • Adapted from Jim Leedy: Artist Across Boundaries, by Matthew Kangas, University of Washington Press, 2000.

  3. After having been drafted to serve as a military photographer during the Korean War, Leedy found his “spiritual home” in Asian philosophy while witnessing the atrocities of war. This experience left a great impact on Leedy. Studying art and art history on the G.I. Bill after the war enabled him to meet some influential artists in New York. Wilhelm de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, and Philip Guston were among the group that impacted Leedy. These painters were known for painting in a style coined “Abstract Expressionism”. Leedy discovered that there were similarities to Asian thought in this form of art and thus were the beginnings of Leedy’s quest for spontaneity and discovery.

  4. “The teacher’s attitude was that if it had a finger mark, or a drop of glaze, you wiped that away, or you ground it off. And I realized with this Zen/Taoist philosophy that it was this aspect that made it unique and different than all the others.” – Jim Leedy

  5. "Plate", 2001Ceramic Stoneware23"h x 21.5"w x 4"d

  6. New World, 2004 42.5 x 64.5 in.  

  7. "Stilted Vessel", 1993Anagama-fired Ceramic46 1/2"h x 21 1/2"w x 16"d

  8. "Untitled", Circa 1972Ceramic, Platter2'h x 19.5"w x 2"d

  9. Artist:   Jim Leedy   • Title:   Slab Vessel   • Date:   1953   • Medium:   Hand-built ceramic with resin glaze   • Dimensions:18 x 8 3/4 x 7 in.

  10. Bleeding Plate 2003Double-fired stoneware (anagama the low-fired)28" x 28" x 6"

  11. Zues 1995Anagama-fired stoneware40.5" x 18" x 16"

  12. Cup and Saucer, mid to late '90's 14 x 20 x 20 in.   Stoneware $5500Salt-fired

  13. Large Platter, late 1990's 4 x 22 x 22 in.   Stoneware $20000Salt-fired

  14. Large Platter, late 1990's 4 x 22 x 22 in.   Stoneware $20000Salt-fired JIM LEEDY, AMERICAN DIVIDE, 1992, mixed media on paper, signed lower right, framed.48 x 42 inches.

  15. Abstract Expressionist Shang I, 1953.Low-fired stoneware with resin glaze, 16 x 9 diam

  16. Stilted Abstract Expressionist Plate, 1953. Pit-fired earthenware, 13 x 12 x 4.

  17. Cup and Saucer, 1953. Clay and bentware.

  18. Slab Vessel, 1953. Hand-built ceramicwith resin glaze, 18 x 8.5 diam.

  19. Christ, 1954. Oil on canvas, 48 x 38.

  20. Untitled, 1958. Oil on canvas, 51 x 48.

  21. Rising, 1959. Oil on canvas diptych, 68 x 96.

  22. The Buck Stops Here, 1962-1964. Four-part glazed stoneware, 88 x 22 x 18.

  23. Trophy (reverse view), 1965. Handbuiltstoneware, applied glazes and stains, with commercial string, 27 x 17 x 9.

  24. House Pot, 1965.

  25. Behind the Sun, 1969. Oil on canvas with clay additions, 48 x 51

  26. Thomas Hart Benton Bank, 1972. Painted earthenware, 25 x 12 x 12.

  27. Celebration Cup, 1974. Salt-fired stoneware, 24 x 14 x 14.

  28. Icarus, 1979. Rip-stop nylon cloth, 100yd. x 45yd. View near Flagstaff, Arizona.

  29. Continental Expansion, 1980. Oil and acrylic with paper on canvas, 30 3/4 x 40.

  30. Red-faced Pete, 1983. Stoneware.

  31. Plaque with Red Spots, 1983. Salt-fired stoneware, 20 x 26 x 3.

  32. Himeji City Mural (detail), 1988. Unfired Stoneware.Muncipal government, Himeji City, Japan.

  33. Untitled, 1989.

  34. Stilted Vessel, 1993. Wood-fired ceramics.

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