Working 16 hours or more a day in tb 9 the group hardly knew that the rest of the art world existed at all.
West coast funk ceramics.
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It was then in 1965 that robert arneson peter vandenberge david gilhooly chris unterseher and margaret dodd began making the first ceramic objects which would later be known as funk ceramics.
The romantic version of funk art s etymology says it came from jazz music where funky was a term of approbation.
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Funk art is an american art movement that was a reaction against the nonobjectivity of abstract expressionism.
This fits neatly for funk art was nothing if not unrefined and unorthodox.
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Specifically the exhibition focuses on teachers and students from seminal ceramics programs at four universities.
From funk to punk.
Jazz is also perceived as unrefined and especially with late 50s free jazz unorthodox.
Three decades of west coast ceramics 1956 1986 museum of fine arts houston february 23 june 30 2013.
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The years between 1956 and 1986 witnessed a fundamental shift in american ceramics one that took place mainly on the west coast in california and washington.
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An anti establishment movement funk art brought figuration back as subject matter in painting again rather than limiting itself to the non figurative abstract forms that abstract expressionists such as jackson pollock and mark rothko were depicting.
Origins of the funk art name.
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Three decades of west coast ceramics 1956 1986 showcases works from the rich mfah collection of american ceramics made during this important period.
Left coast ceramics brings together an eclectic group of artists whose varied aesthetic and conceptual styles capture the evolution of ceramics in california oregon and washington.
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Kottler s connections to the funk movement and his mentoring of artists.