Peter Voulkos is one of America's most significant sculptors of the 20th century. He is known for his abstract expressionist ceramic sculptures. He had read Bernard Leach's A Potter's Book and had also met Shoji Hamada during Leach's lecture tour. We have blogged about Leach and Hamada. I chose Voulkos' Rocking Pot. I find this piece of sculpture very interesting, because it isn't your typical "pot." I like how the structure looks like its able to rock back and forth and that it is super abstract. It also looks like there is some sort of wooden approach to the piece of artwork. At first glance, I thought it was a bird house, but reading the description I stand corrected!
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