Peter Goldwater
Medium: Sculpture Studio Location: Brickhouse Ceramic Center - Studio# 1st Floor 10-34 44t Drive Phone: 917-693-6846 Email: peter@pgceramics.com Website:: pgceramics.com Artist Bio: I am a long time Chelsea resident with my studio in Long Island City. I have a MFA from Pratt Institute and am an instructor of ceramics at Brickhouse Ceramic Arts Center. I show locally and submit regularly to ceramic competitions. I am trained as a potter, but consider myself a sculptor. Artist Statement: Artist Statement My work consists of altered wheel thrown forms which after glazing are then epoxied to black iron nipples. I then connect the forms to each other with black iron fittings. I am concerned with movement, balance, flow, tension. The hardness of iron with the softness of clay, the cold of metal and the warmth of ceramics are important elements of my work. What appears to be strong is in fact quite fragile. One can see elements of the human body or birds in flight. There is a transformer quality to the work that can elicit discussion. That is always welcome All images and text copyright Peter Goldwater