The late Ken Price

This guys stuff is pretty funky, but I really like it.  Its gross and cute at the same time. It can look like any number of things, its like an ink blot test that sets you up for failure. I love the way he painted each sculpture in a way that is reminiscent of quarts and stone, and incredibly detailed.  These pieces are non-representational, organic, whimsical, and silly.  I can imagine each piece having its own personality: sensuous, lazy, goofy, motherly, shy, etc. (maybe the classic 1990's film "Flubber" is influencing my perception). 

Ken Price began making art for quite some time, since the late 1950's in fact.  He recently passed away and his art has been mentioned recently in all of the big art publications. And for good reason other than his passing.  Just looking at his work you can see that it was truly something unique, playful, and important to modern sculpture.




Go-No-Go, 2006
Fired and painted clay
20 1/2" h. x 25" x 14"
Matthew Marks Gallery

Slenderella

Ken Price (American, 1935–2012) 2003. Synthetic polymer paint on fired clay, 21 x 12 3/4 x 13"




Sheree, 2007
Fired and painted clay
10" h. x 11 1/2" x 7"