Caroline Hannah Lecture 1
"Making Clay Modern: The Decorated Pottery of Henry Varnum Poor", Nov. 12th, 2009
Spotlight Talk: Henry Varnum Poor’s Portrait Plates
View our Spotlight Talk as we dish about the Esherick family portrait plates created by Esherick’s good friend, the artist Henry Varnum Poor! Poor was celebrated for his mural works and his paintings on ceramics; as a painter turned ceramicist — not unlike Esherick the painter turned woodworker — Poor and Esherick had a creative, generative friendship that we can see in the Studio today. In this focused, 20-minute program we'll highlight their connection through these portrait plates, which hang on the walls of the Studio dining room, drawing comparisons and insights into the daily life of the Esherick family.
Tony Natsoulas at the Oakland Museum Downtown Sculpture Court, Oakland, CA 2001
Video by Betty Bailey
Inside an Artist’s House
Bethany is getting a peek into the home of sculptor Tony Natsoulas to get a look at his incredible art-filled home.
Tony Natsoulas – Out of Our Minds – Sonoma Valley Museum of Art – Virtual Tour
Out of Our Minds: Clayton Bailey & Tony Natsoulas
This exhibition brings together two giants of California Bay Area ceramics.
Satire, humor, and irreverence are hallmarks of both Bailey and Natsoulas’ art. Their work is part of a strong tradition of California figurative art, born out of California Pop Art and often referred to as “Funk art.” Funk’s unrefined, irreverent, unorthodox, conceptual aesthetic and sometimes pointed critique reveals its Dada lineage and homegrown California assemblage tradition. Bailey is considered an originator of California Funk art, and Natsoulas’ work descends from the movement.
This exhibition is also the first museum retrospective honoring Clayton Bailey, who passed away in 2020 in Port Costa, California. A significant number of Bailey’s robot sculptures are included in the exhibition. The robots are reincarnated from discarded bicycle and automobile parts, kitchen appliances, and other scrap metal parts. Also included are important abstract and fantastical figurative ceramics, some hailing from the legendary “Wonders of the World Museum.”
Filmed and edited by Benjamin Fargen
TONY TRAILER
Having a show at the Sonoma Valley Art Museum with Clayton Bailey in 2022. Here is a little peek of it.
Video By Ben Fargen
Tony Natsoulas – Out of Our Minds – Mini Doc.
Out of Our Minds: Clayton Bailey & Tony Natsoulas
This exhibition brings together two giants of California Bay Area ceramics.
Satire, humor, and irreverence are hallmarks of both Bailey and Natsoulas’ art. Their work is part of a strong tradition of California figurative art, born out of California Pop Art and often referred to as “Funk art.” Funk’s unrefined, irreverent, unorthodox, conceptual aesthetic and sometimes pointed critique reveals its Dada lineage and homegrown California assemblage tradition. Bailey is considered an originator of California Funk art, and Natsoulas’ work descends from the movement.
This exhibition is also the first museum retrospective honoring Clayton Bailey, who passed away in 2020 in Port Costa, California. A significant number of Bailey’s robot sculptures are included in the exhibition. The robots are reincarnated from discarded bicycle and automobile parts, kitchen appliances, and other scrap metal parts. Also included are important abstract and fantastical figurative ceramics, some hailing from the legendary “Wonders of the World Museum.”
Filmed and edited by Benjamin Fargen
Tony Natsoulas Ceramic Sculpture
This video depicts a Tony Natsoulas Ceramic Sculpture. This lot will be offered within the Fine Art section of the October 5 Estate Auction at Michaan's Auctions. To find out how you can buy Tony Natsoulas Ceramic Sculpture go to:
Background music: "Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, Movement I (Allegro)"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons "Attribution 3.0"
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