Archive - Kathy Erteman

Archive of Past Work

A snapshot of works made from late 1970's - 2000

Black and White Carved Stoneware 1990-2000

Precise forms, energetic freehand carved surfaces.
Slip cast, handbuilt and wheel thrown.
Designs made in series similar to printmaking practice or one off.

These black and white vessels that were thrown and carved by Kathy Erteman in her New York City Studio are in the ceramic artist’s archive of past work. Her current work is represented by Hostler Burrows Gallery

Inlay Porcelain 1980-1990

These Inlay Porcelain pieces by artist Kathy Erteman illustrate her exploration of combining porcelain with color inlay and luster. The contemporary ceramic vessels were influenced by Memphis and post-modern movements.

Porcelain Bottle Forms with Glass 1990

Sculptural bottle forms are an example of ceramic works by artist Kathy Erteman during the 1990s. Several of these black and white unglazed contemporary ceramic sculptures have blown-glass handles, now in private collections.

Teapots and Cups

Glass and Porcelain

1980

Porcelain Lusterware 1978

My first formal exploration into integrating color , surface, and form.
Forms inspired by work of the European ceramic and glass artists and designers
especially Lucie Rie, the Natzlers, and Hans Baumann.

Created by artist Kathy Erteman in 1978, this series of slip-cast narrow base porcelain forms with luster glazes were inspired by Lucie Rie, the Natzlers, Judy Chicago, and Hans Baumann.

Neon/Ceramic Sculpture 1976

Los Angeles in the 1970's was an exciting time for contemporary art .Rules went out the window.
Mixed media, industrial materials, saturated color automotive paint , spare sculptural forms .
I embraced it with enthusiasm but needed to wait until I had skills to express my ideas.
Raised in Los Angeles I had an innate understanding of the movement later called LA fetish Finish /LA look
I produced this body of sculptural work in ceramic and neon, an integration of color, form and light
shortly after graduation from CSULB and working with
Judy Chicago on The Dinner Party ceramics

This series was created by artist Kathy Erteman in 1976 after graduating from CSULB and working with Judy Chicago on The Dinner Party. The ceramic sculptures were part of the movements in So California in the 1970’s dubbed

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