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Her first exposure to ceramics was an adult education course at Hollywood High School, which she had taken to learn how to make a teapot to match some luster-glaze plates she had bought in Holland. A deepening interest in ceramics led her to study with renowned potters Otto and Gertrud Natzler.
Beatrice Wood (March 3, 1893 – March 12, 1998) was an American artist and studio potter involved in the Dada movement in the United States; she founded and edited The Blind Man and Rongwrong magazines in New York City with French artist Marcel Duchamp and writer Henri-Pierre Roché in 1917. [3] .
I first learned about Beatrice Wood as the woman who crafted signature luster and lava glazed ceramics up until her death at 105 years old in her Ojai, California community surrounded by like-minded artists and the Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti.
Beatrice Wood was an American ceramicist who was dubbed the “Mama of Dada” as a result of her affiliation with the Dada movement and artist Marcel Duchamp. She gained celebrity for her pottery, for her unusual lustreware in particular, and inspired a character in the book Jules et Jim (1953; film.
After her irreverent debut in the New York art scene, Wood relocated to Montreal then California, where she began making the shimmering ceramic vessels and satirical figurative sculptures that she’s become known for—at least in some circles.
Beatrice Wood (American, 1893–1998) was a painter, draughtsman, and sculptor best known for her luster-glazed ceramic works. View Beatrice Wood’s 663 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices.
Beatrice Wood was an important contemporary artist, craftperson and writer. Her life ran the course of the 20th century and included many of the figures that shaped it. Ultimately, her genius was in the marriage of wide-ranging influences in her work.
Best known for her magnificent, luster glaze ceramics and sometimes provocative personality, Beatrice Wood was a key member of New York’s Dada movement during the early 20th century and continued to create a reputation for herself as an artist after moving to California in the 1920s.
May 21–September 11, 2011. The absurdities of love and life come alive in the drawings and ceramics of renowned California artist Beatrice Wood. This exhibition features a diverse collection from the 1930s to the 1990s.
L.A. Louver is pleased to present drawings, prints, and ceramics by Beatrice Wood from the collection of scholar and curator Francis M. Naumann. This selection of works, dating from 1917 to 1996, represents the breadth and variety of Wood’s art and provides remarkable insight into her extraordinary life and creative process.