Kenneth Price
American artist (1935–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kenneth Price (February 16, 1935 – February 24, 2012) was an American artist who predominantly created ceramic sculpture. He studied at the Chouinard Art Institute and Otis Art Institute (now Otis College of Art and Design) in Los Angeles, before receiving his BFA degree from the University of Southern California in 1956. He continued his studies at Chouinard Art Institute in 1957 and received an MFA degree from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 1959. Kenneth Price studied ceramics with Peter Voulkos at Otis and was awarded a Tamarind Fellowship.
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![]() Tamed, whiteware and acrylic paint, Kenneth Price, 1984, Metropolitan Museum of Art | |
Born | Kenneth Price (1935-02-16)February 16, 1935 Los Angeles, California, US |
Died | February 24, 2012(2012-02-24) (aged 77) |
Education | Chouinard Art Institute Otis Art Institute University of Southern California The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University |
Known for | Painting, Ceramics |
Movement | Fetish Finish |
Spouse(s) | Happy Ward, m. 1968 |
He is best known for his abstract shapes constructed from fired clay. Typically, they are not glazed, but intricately painted with multiple layers of bright acrylic paint and then sanded down to reveal the colors beneath. Price lived and worked in Venice, California, and Taos, New Mexico.