Mark Cooper Ceramics

Mark cooper bottle 2019 ceramic 6 x 10 x 10 800 courtesy of the artist mark cooper is an internationally recognized artist known for large scale and site specific installations.

Mark cooper ceramics. Jason wood a ceramics specialist at adam partridge auctioneers in leeds says that cooper and rie have particular artistic cachet in the uk due to their roots in middle europe and ties to the. Cooper pottery was one of the companies supplying product to the australian party plan company cooperware in the late 1970s. Mar 20 2016 mark cooper is an american multimedia artist based in boston massachusetts working mostly in ceramics and sculptural installation as well as painting. As a professor at.

Oct 2 2020 explore m. He is best known for his large scale biomorphic fiberglass sculptures. In his recent show more is more multimedium artist mark cooper crammed over 2 200 individual works made between 2005 and 2011 into samsøn s long narrow gallery. Its sales manager ron petch and his wife mary took over the pottery in the early 1980s and were in the process of moving it to wales when they were invited to join the cooperware operation in sydney.

In 1994 mark cooper was invited by the capitol children s museum to work with adolescents from the youth at risk program the national learning center neighborhood schools police boys and girls clubs and homeless shelters. See more ideas about pottery marks pottery ceramics. I use a variety of making slip glazing and firing processes for building the form texture and colour of the pots. Mark cooper born 1950 evansville in is an american multimedia artist based in boston massachusetts working mostly in ceramics and sculptural installation as well as painting.

I create sculptural vessels inspired by the natural world and the dynamics of spirals and texture especially those seen on trees. His commissions and grants include boston medical center massachusetts cultural council a gund travel grant and an open society fellowship. His paintings and sculptures are made with fiberglass pieces layered with rice paper paint silk screens and varying images and patterns explore dualities of culture and meaning.