Kellogg Johnson's long-time interest in sculpture led him to work with both ceramics and bronze casting, media that share a reliance on modeling and the application of heat and fire. Johnson’s sculptures and vessels, as the artist terms them, are astonishing works in ceramic and bronze, related to his well-known “archaeological” containers, yet also expressive of technology and the non-natural world.
When asked about these new works, Johnson said: “Fire, water, air, earth, steel, and bronze are the materials I use. The process of understanding the technology, designing and building the connecting bronze mechanisms, while creating sensuous curves and voluptuous forms from clay is what I find beautiful.” Johnson’s sought-after sculptures are in public collections from the Southwest to the Far East, including the Tucson Museum of Art and the Kumamoto Museum in Japan. |
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