Artist Research: George Bowes

George Bowes

George Bowls (born 1961 in Ohio) is a current ceramics artist. George Bowls (born 1961 in Ohio) is a current ceramics artist. In the initial stage of his studies at the Cleveland Institute of Art, he wanted to become a painter, but the institute offered interesting ceramics workshops that completely absorbed him. due to which he changed his direction and chose ceramics as his main subject. I cant find any information about how he created his sculptures. I think it could be also slab technique construction, same as he could use a potter's wheel for make it.   

Serving Bowl by George Bowes

 

Contemporary Modern Memphis Signed Ceramic Art Vase Vessel George Bowes 1990s

In Bowes's work, I am inspired by how he creates his works in non-obvious, irregular shapes. In my project, I also want to focus on shapes that will differ from the basic ones. For example, a blue vessel, resembles paintings, and its shape adapts to the shape of the picture and not the other way around, in the sense that it is not a basic vase with a drawn frame, but this vessel is currently the frame of the picture.

I'm thinking about combining repeated shapes and motifs that make up the whole. The colours used in the artist's works are too bright for me. My designs are inspired by the era of impressionism and post-impressionism, so when choosing colours I will focus on more subdued colours, mainly blue.

References

Bowes, G. (2013). Serving Bowl - George Bowes. [online] The Rosenfield Collection. Available at: https://www.rosenfieldcollection.com/b136/ [Accessed 24 Jan. 2024].

1stDibs.com. (n.d.). Contemporary Modern Memphis Signed Ceramic Art Vase Vessel George Bowes 1990s. [online] Available at: https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/decorative-objects/vases-vessels/vases/contemporary-modern-memphis-signed-ceramic-art-vase-vessel-george-bowes-1990s/id-f_17842001/#zoomModalOpen [Accessed 24 Jan. 2024].

Stories, L. (2019). Check out George Bowes’ Artwork - Voyage Houston Magazine | Houston City Guide. [online] voyagehouston.com. Available at: https://voyagehouston.com/interview/check-george-bowess-artwork/ [Accessed 24 Jan. 2024].

www.themarksproject.org. (n.d.). Bowes | The Marks Project. [online] Available at: https://www.themarksproject.org/marks/bowes [Accessed 24 Jan. 2024].