Peter Voulkos was an American artist who paved the way for new American ceramics. His art was more expressive and broke the mold of traditional, historical sculptures. His influences were zen philosophy, American jazz, and Asian culture. His main focus was sculptural and not functional. Above is Voulkos "Siguirilla", which was a wood-fired stoneware. This work is supposed to show artistic intention with the possibility of accidents and chance. Just as all human's encounter failure and chance, but something beautiful can still arise.
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