Eddie Dominquez Ceramics

Never dependant on any single medium.

Eddie dominquez ceramics.

After receiving his bachelor of fine arts degree from cleveland art institute in 1981 dominguez continued his education at new york state college of ceramics at alfred university in new york completing. 1957 tucumcari new mexico is one of the leaders of american contemporary ceramic art and mixed media. Georgia council for the arts also receives support from its. 1957 born tucumcari new mexico.

This exhibition is supported in part by georgia council for the arts through the appropriations of the georgia general assembly. Recipient numerous grants including national education association fellowships 1986 88 kohler arts in industry grant sheboygan wisconsin 1988 2000 percent for art project grant phoenix arts council 1990 1992 artist in residence grantee roswell new mexico museum and art foundation 1986 2001. Biography eddie dominguez growing up in tucumcari new mexico is an uncommon experience for a ceramic artist. Eddie dominguez 2014 ceramic oil paint and resin courtesy of the artist.

Dimensions are h 13 25 x w 17 x d 11. American artist eddie dominguez b. Eddie dominguez professor of art ceramics area of focus. While most people tend to draw a clear distinction between artistic works and functional crafts eddie dominguez an assistant professor in the department of art and art history at the university of nebraska lincoln said he has always been interested in combining craft and fine art in multimedia forms.

Eddie dominguez 2001 ceramic courtesy of the artist. 1983 studio artist 1998 assistant professor university of nebraska lincoln nebraska eddie dominguez is known for work based on the ordinary things of daily life infused with his. 1983 mfa new york state college of ceramics alfred university alfred new york. Eddie dominguez in the mid 1980s eddie dominguez began examining the way household objects function in our culture.

Influenced heavily by his childhood experiences in new mexico dominguez has for the last 30 years explored cultural and social issues such as ethnicity political tension and gender in his art. Bfa 1981 cleveland institute of art mfa 1983 new york state college of ceramics at alfred university. Eddie dominguez born in 1957 in tucumcari new mexico is one of the leaders in contemporary ceramic and multimedia art in the country today. For your consideration is a dramatic ceramic carved art sculpture of a landscape by art professor eddie dominguez.

Not with punny ironies which would have been so easy considering the ceramic work of that period but with an open reverence for the ceremonial and symbolic potential for the most humble places events and things in our lives. Eddie dominguez american artist. A flower bud is a cup. 1981 bfa cleveland institute of art cleveland ohio.

A great focal point for any room. The visual relationship of symbols imagery and techniques relating to social issues of emotion ethnicity and gender. Contemporary eddie dominguez ceramic hand carved floral art sculpture.