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Garden of Knowledge - Raffle Artist Info
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2008
Garden of Knowledge
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Featured Artists who have donated works for the Raffle
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THEODORE T. GALL
Theodore Gall began his career in the arts in the mid-sixties as an
animator for teaching films. He continued to broaden his skills as a
package and graphic designer. Gall has been working in metal since his
early days as an artist. Although his work has not been limited to the
human form it has been his primary focus throughout his career. Gall’s
work is lost wax cast into bronze, aluminum or stainless steel or welded Cor-ten steel. The original is either welded, or formed with wax or
clay, a rubber mold is then made. Hot wax is poured into the mold and
the piece is then sent to a foundry for casting into metal. Most of his
sculptures are comprised of many separate components that are assembled
in either the wax or metal stage. While the concept may be repeated many
times each sculpture is unique. |
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OTTO HEINO
Otto Heino spent 10 years creating a long-lost yellow Chinese glaze
cherished by artists. The yellow glaze was popular during China’s Chin
Dynasty from A. D. 265 to 420. But like many other glazes, it was lost
over time. Heino and his wife, Vivika, spent a decade in their garage
trying to decipher the precise formula. In 1955, Heino was honored by
the International Academy of Ceramics in Cannes. And in 1978, he won the
gold medal from the International de Ceramique at Vallauris, France. He
and his wife’s work have been exhibited at the Smithsonian, the Picasso
Museum in France, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the Los Angeles
County Museum of Art. " Clay is the earth; it’s alive," Otto said. "It’s
the only live material artists can work with. I let it decide what it
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BEATRICE WOOD Beatrice Wood was an important
contemporary artist, craftperson and writer. Her life ran the course of
the 20th century and included many of the figures that shaped it.
Ultimately, her genius was in the marriage of wide-ranging influences in
her work. The spirit of Dadaism, impact of Modernism, embrace of Eastern
philosophy, influence of folk art and even the ornament of ethnic
jewelry were all combined in her ceramics. Her work reveals a mastery of
form, combined with a preference for the naïveté of folk art.
Ultimately, it is impossible to separate her life experiences from the
work she created, as she truly mastered the art of a life. |
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