Ron Nagle Ceramics Biography

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Ron nagle ceramics biography. Born in san francisco in 1939 nagle was introduced to ceramics by his mother at an early age. Ron nagle s work is characterized by its diminutive size and focus on the cup form typically decorated with a complex intense and bright color palette. Bellas artes gallery. Nagle was so intent on being in the school s ceramic studio at all hours that he d bribe the janitor with a half pint.

This seminal californian artist working in the professional arena for thirty years continues his fascination with intimately scaled finely crafted objects. Most of his pieces are not more than 6 or 7 inches in any direction many are between 2 5 and 4 inches. His work is instantly recognizable as his. Ron nagle s work is nothing less than astonishing simultaneously odd and beautiful it seamlessly incorporates multiple aspects.

Ceramic modernism gardiner museum of ceramic art toronto canada poetics of clay. No other artist creates anything remotely like it. He practiced ceramics in high school and developed an interest in. Dec 3 2019 10 53am.

Ron nagle s diminutive sculptural work is colorful ironic and layered with texture and detail. At 80 ceramics legend ron nagle is still perfecting his otherworldly sculptures. A whiz on the pottery wheel. Nagle lives and works in san francisco california.

Ron nagle a survey exhibition 1960 1993 carnegie museum of art pittsburgh pa usa 1992. Ron nagle born february 21 1939 is an american sculptor musician and songwriter. The grotesque elegant crude erotic psychedelic intimate humorous and dead serious. Find ron nagle biography and history on allmusic in 1965 nagle helped form the san francisco.

At 80 ceramics legend ron nagle is still perfecting his otherworldly sculptures. Top 10 contemporary artists working with ceramics. He is known for small scale refined sculptures of great detail and compelling color. All of the new works are small but with an intensity that will knock the viewer out.

Ron nagle is known for his intimately scaled sculptures each made up of ceramic elements that are slip cast fired and embellished with epoxy details. 20 abstract expressionists who didn t just paint.