Ben Bates Ceramic Art

Growing up my parents were constantly exploring new ideas or simply trying to figure stuff out bates mother was an artist who could easily adapt her creativity in many different ways.

Ben bates ceramic art. I am interested in the functional format as a realm of exploration but i strive for my pieces to transcend their utilitarian boundaries and function as sculptural elements. Clayakar is the catalyst to a conviction that handmade ceramics beautiful and functional can amplify pleasures of daily life for everyone. He is interested in aesthetically sculptural work that is also functional. We curate the best of the studio ceramics the art of pottery today by representing artists and their creation with passion excellence and innovation.

I use the ideals of the vessel to clarify design and explore form as it relates to space. Ben bates author at ceramic arts network. His instructors included dan anderson and paul dresang. Deer path art festival lake.

Ben bates ceramic artist functional works and pottery. Biennial ceramics invitational parkland art gallery champaign il catalogue deer path art festival lake forest il 2001 ben bates at deer path art gallery lake forest il. She was a concert pianist a seamstress a knitter she loved to cross stitch and. Cerbera gallery is a contemporary art gallery located at the heart of kansas city crossroads art district it features an impressive array of works by both renown and emerging artists in the fields of functional and sculptural ceramics painting photography mixed media high quality limited edition prints and lithographs and jewelry.

More information ben bates. Jun 2 2018 atmospheric firing has a capriciousness and creates a depth of surface that ben bates finds particularly captivating. Ceramic artist ben bates has always been surrounded by creativity. Ben bates is a contemporary ceramic artist.

Dec 7 2019 this pin was discovered by stephen donohue. Ceramic artist ben bates has always been surrounded by creativity. He earned his master degree in ceramics in 1998 at the southern illinois university located in edwardsville il. Earth and fire lancaster museum of art lancaster pa.

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