Betty Woodman Ceramics Artist

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Betty woodman ceramics artist. Salon 94 new york woodman began her career as a functional potter in the 1950s when american ceramics were basically brown. The ceramic artist betty woodman who has died aged 87 was known for her highly original baroque forms and use of vivid colour. Betty woodman a sculptor who took an audacious turn when she began to transform traditional pottery her usual medium into innovative multimedia art moving her work from kitchen cupboard. Betty woodman was a ceramic artist best known for her exuberantly colorful and inventive work which gained recognition in the early 1970s.

During the pattern and decoration movement in the 70s her career gained the momentum it has had ever since. The artist betty woodman known for her spirited and blazingly colorful ceramic sculptures died of pneumonia on tuesday in new york city according to her new york dealer jeanne greenberg. Since 1951 the artist has spent a portion of every year living and working in italy where she has incorporated traditional forms colors and styles into her work the shapes and designs of her pots come from greek etruscan european and asian cultures. Find an in depth biography exhibitions original artworks for sale the latest news and sold auction prices.

May 14 1930 january 2 2018 was an american ceramic artist. See available design sculpture and prints and multiples for sale and learn about the artist. Among the foremost contemporary american ceramists betty woodman has been inventing and re inventing new and traditional forms producing exuberant brightly colored and witty works since the early 1950s. Elizabeth betty woodman née abrahams.

Betty woodman groundbreaking ceramics artist with history in boulder dies at 87 woodman was the first living female artist to have a retrospective at the met in new york.