Beatrice wood

Beatrice Wood was an American avant-garde potter. Her signature experimental sculptural techniques established her as the Mama of Dada.

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View Multi-handled Luster Vessel (Circa 1980) Designed by Wood Beatrice; Earthenware; 11.25 x 8.5 x 8.25 in; Signed; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

“We are here on account of sex, though we do not understand its force. There is glory when the sexual force is used creatively, when it is open to the magic of the universe” The above quot…

More whimsical pottery, a few sculptures too : As this is the latest instalment of pottery whimsical, the only thing being revealed here is more ceramic oddities, a few quirky sculptures and other amusing art pieces. The usual guidelines apply ... from the sublime to the enthralling, from frivolous to sobering, ponderous to far reaching, ordinary to excellent, wacky to bemusing, ancient to now and maybe into the future and anything in between and before and after. … 'Life without whimsy is…

We were wondering how we might illustrate the late centenarian ceramic artist Beatrice Wood’s extraordinary statement: “My life is full of mistakes. They’re like pebbles that make a good road” . Then we came upon the work of artist Richard Long, who for decades has made remarkable path works that seem to echo Wood’s words…

American artist and potter Beatrice Wood, 1893–1998. Her most productive years were from age 80 to 105. "I owe it all to art books, chocolate and young men." At the age of 90, Wood became a writer, having been encouraged to write by her friend, Anais Nin, a French writer.

Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, Ojai, California

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