Kenneth Price

Kenneth Price

            Kenneth Price was a well-rounded artist from America, but he was most widely known for his ceramics and printmaking.  Price created abstract shapes out of clay, and then fired it.  Instead of glazing the pieces, he painted them with bright acrylics, and then sanded them down.  Kenneth Price was extremely influenced by artist Peter Voulkos during his visit to the Otis Art Institute.  Voulkos’s influence enticed Price to commit himself to clay as his primary medium.  However, Price did not limit himself completely to clay, and has prints, drawings, and sculptures in his portfolio as well.   

            I was interested to learn that he was influenced by Mexican pottery, and that he made an effort to go visit local stores just to look at the different types of pottery.  I also learned that even though Peter Voulkos had such a strong influence over Kenneth Price, Price eventually looked for a new University to work with to try and develop his own style.  I like his ceramic sculptures that seem almost like molten lava, and I am influenced by the different method he had of coloring these ceramics.  I also really like his acrylic and ink drawings of abstract figures on a landscape scene.