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Adrian Saxe. Overview. Biography Works by Adrian Saxe My Design Bibliography. Biography. Adrian Saxe was born in Glendale, California in 1943. He Studied at Chouinard Art Institute. In 1974 he earned a B.F.A degree at the California Institute or the Arts.
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Overview • Biography • Works by Adrian Saxe • My Design • Bibliography
Biography • Adrian Saxe was born in Glendale, California in 1943. • He Studied at Chouinard Art Institute. • In 1974 he earned a B.F.A degree at the California Institute or the Arts. • Currently, he as a Professor of Ceramics at the University of California were he is spreading ceramics knowledge to artists and teachers.
Sweet Dreams 2004 Porcelain Stoneware Overglazed enamel Luster Mixed media Adrian Saxe tries to reflect the complexity of society and modern culture into his ceramics, therefore he doesn’t look for perfect symmetry in his work
Les Rois du Monde Futur • 2004 • Porcelain • Stoneware • Overglazed enamel • Luster • Mixed media
Untitled Theiere • 1985 • Pate Tendre "Through my work I want to initiate, interpret and critique social and cultural conventions surrounding ceramics as an art practice," says Saxe
Untitled Ewer (Twister with Opportunity) • 2004-2005 • porcelain, • stoneware, and • mixed media Adrian influences many artists not just because he teaches many of them but because his style is unique and can inspire many artists just by the beauty of his work.
Untitled Ewer (Chou) • 1993 • Porcelain, • lusters, and • green emerald rhinestones In his artwork Saxe shows the complexity of human society and critique it by showing the defects it can have but how beautiful it can still be. His designs are original and elegant mixing many techniques and styles.
My Design • My design is inspired on the untitled ewer by Adrian Saxe. • What I liked the most about the pot was its twisting pattern. Side View
Back View • It shall be a coil and slab construction. • With a yellow and orange glaze.
Bibliography • http://www.flintridgefoundation.org/visualarts/recipients20012002_adriansaxe.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Saxe • http://www.franklloyd.com/dynamic/artist_bio.asp?ArtistID=25 • http://www.craftinamerica.org/artists_clay/story_262.php?