Peter Callas Ceramics

I have expressed life thru art and sought to make a connection of man to nature.

Peter callas ceramics.

1951 jersey city new jersey is a highly knowledgeable wood fire ceramicist specializing in the anagama kiln. While his early work was fired in electric and gas kilns later in his career he primarily fired in the anagama kiln of peter callas who had helped to introduce japanese wood firing aesthetics in the united states. Gaya ceramic comprises of two businesses. The process of wood firing ceramics in wind tunnel kilns molded my character and has been the creative touchstone that changed my aesthetic focus.

The show is anchored by a collection of large expressionist ceramic sculptures by peter callas who is celebrating his 50th year as a ceramic artist. Peter callas artist s statement. He received a bfa from the university of puget sound located in tacoma washington in the early 1970 s. Gaya cad who create exclusive ceramic collections and gaya cac who hosts workshops classes resident artists.

Ceramic artist and sculptor working with woodfired stoneware. Peter callas callas does extraordinary things with clay. In 2017 callas was elected to the international academy of ceramics and in 2018 he received the prestigious pollock krasner foundation grant which is helping support my upcoming museum tour and book project to celebrate of my 50 years in the field. Peter voulkos is also among those who raised ceramics to the non utilitarian aesthetic sphere.

Later on he was an artist in residence at the archie bray foundation. The scale as well as the masterful anagama firing make for objects that are among the most exciting in the current world of clay andrew glasgow director emeritus.