Hans Coper

Peter Voulkos & The Otis Group – Revolutions Of The Wheel

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Part Three of the American ceramics history film, Revolutions of the Wheel, closely examines the work of Peter Voulkos and the time he spent teaching at the Otis Institute Of Art & Design in Los Angeles.

It also includes excerpts from his last in-depth interview as well as interviews with his first students, Paul Soldner, John Mason, Billy Al Bengston and others.

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Peter Voulkos Working in Clay – PREVIEW

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Peter Voulkos is the undisputed creative force behind the American Clay Revolution that began in the 1950s and continues today. His energy and charisma are legendary. Peter Voulkos Working offers a window into three distinct chapters of his prodigious career. It features newly re-mastered films available digitally for the first tim

WORKING IN CLAY (26 min, 1992, filmed by Ann Voulkos)
Working in Clay intimately observes the artist in his Oakland studio as he creates plates, tea bowls and a large stack. What's captured is an intuitive process. The surface of a plate comes alive with a range of gestures from delicate lines to violent slashes. The quiet handling of a Japanese tea bowl is suddenly interrupted, revealing beauty in the accidental. While creating a large stack (Kings Chamber) Voulkos composes as he works, improvising like a jazz musician who has deep trust in both his instincts and his technical control. In these filmed moments, we see him alive in his work, powerfully present.