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beneath it. Soon, probably inspired by trips to
Thailand, which boasts a colorful variety of plant life, Weiser began to incorporate china painting in his working methods, ultimately moving toward more complex narrative scenes. They highlighted the proximity of man and nature, exploring binaries that, he hoped, would elicit a feeling of unease from his audience: "order and chaos, growth and decay, life and death, strength and weakness."
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His first foray into experimenting with surface design resulted in a teapot displaying botanical imagery rendered in black and white sgraffito. "Sgraffito," Italian for "to scratch," is a technique that involves applying color to a piece, and then scratching part of that layer off to reveal the clay
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Believing that their young son was spending too much time with "a bad crowd," Weiser's parents sent him to the
Interlochen Arts Academy, a boarding school located in northern Michigan. He studied ceramics under Ken Ferguson at the Kansas City Art Institute, earning his BFA in 1972. He attended the
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Weiser's recent work has grown to include the form of world globes as well as teapots—although, in the spirit of continuing the trend of putting viewers on edge, these globes do not always represent the earth as it is commonly known and perceived. Instead, they venture into surreal or fantastic
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The ideas and subjects of these paintings on the pots are for the most part just a collection of my own history of fantasy and view of reality. They are built the same way we dream: around a central idea, a cast of characters and environments just seem to show up to complete the
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While at the Archie Bray
Foundation, Weiser explored the possibilities of clay and focused on "somehow express the beautiful nature of the material." However, around the time of his departure, he had a significant conceptual breakthrough as he theorized that materials exist to
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through narratives rendered in vivid color—are described as "Eden-like." His work has often taken the form of teapots, vases, and cups, though he has recently begun crafting globes as well. Weiser is currently the
Regents Professor at Arizona State University's School of Art.
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1992: The National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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2003: Aileen Osborn Webb Award, American Crafts Council, New York City
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Failing, Patricia. "Eden Revisited: The Ceramic Art of Kurt Weiser",
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Failing, Patricia. "Eden Revisited: The Ceramic Art of Kurt Weiser",
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Failing, Patricia. "Eden Revisited: The Ceramic Art of Kurt Weiser",
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Weiser's work has been included in the following group exhibitions:
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Time for Tea: Contemporary Ceramic Teapots from RAM's Collection
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Color and Fire - Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics, 1950-2000
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National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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1998: Research and Creativity Award, Arizona State University
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Wesier is represented in the following museum collections:
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1994: Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, Shigaraki, Japan
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1990: Artist Project Award, Arizona Commission on the Arts
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1985: Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
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1989: Artist Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts
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1992: Artist Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts
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1999: Artist Fellowship, Arizona Commission on the Arts
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artists to speak rather than to tell artists what they
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Bodies at Rest: Figurative Clay from RAM's Collection
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1999: Regents Professorship, Arizona State University
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Defining Craft I - Collecting for the New Millennium
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Magic Mud: Masterworks in Clay from RAM's Collection
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Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, Shigaraki, Japan
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373:, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
246:Weiser's solo exhibitions around the U.S. include:
278:, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL
234:Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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161:1998: Artist Fellowship, Asian Cultural Council
345:, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
262:Eden Revisited: The Ceramic Art of Kurt Weiser
192:Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ
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16:American ceramicist and professor (born 1950)
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254:, Mackenzie Cross Gallery, Washington, D.C.
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148:Weiser has received the following awards:
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195:Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA
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671:Leach, Mark Richard. "Kurt Weiser",
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264:, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
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352:, Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO
271:, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
198:Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
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210:Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC
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720:"Archive - Kurt Weiser: Globes"
702:"Archive - Kurt Weiser: Globes"
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331:, Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
324:, Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
310:, Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
998:Artists from Lansing, Michigan
600:"Featured Artist: Kurt Weiser"
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93:(2005) by Kurt Weiser at the
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276:Working his Way around China
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298:Selected group exhibitions
32:This biographical article
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242:Selected solo exhibitions
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