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A monumental column standing 80 inches tall, showing Gustavson's work at its most ambitious. Deep jewel tones of purple, teal, …
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A monumental column standing 80 inches tall, showing Gustavson's work at its most ambitious. Deep jewel tones of purple, teal, and warm earth move across the surface with a richness that feels genuinely built over time, the result of multiple glaze layers transformed by the kiln's reduction atmosphere. The colour does not sit on the surface of the clay. It seems to come from within it. This column commands a corner of a large living room, a double-height entryway, a corporate lobby, or an outdoor garden space, where its scale and jewel-toned surface make an immediate and lasting impression.
Michael Gustavson is a California-based ceramic artist who builds upon the traditional Japanese process of raku, reimagining it through a distinctly contemporary and highly personal methodology. His work bridges free-form organic sculpture and painterly abstraction, distinguished by unusually vivid, luminous color rarely achieved in ceramic sculpture. Central to his practice is a firing approach developed and refined over decades, introducing pine needles at lower temperatures to create a reduction atmosphere while pieces remain inside the kiln. This highly individual studio-developed method allows him to work at significant scale and achieve exceptional chromatic depth and painterly nuance. Describing himself as a painter-sculptor, he treats each form as a three-dimensional canvas built through layered glazes, textures, and color interactions. Inspired by Miro, Picasso, Kandinsky, Mondrian, and Pollock, his surfaces often feature controlled dripping and expressive movement, translating the energy of abstract painting into fired clay. Gustavson earned his MFA from San Jose State University in 1980. His work is held in major public and private collections worldwide, including IBM, Kaiser Permanente, Seagate, Cranbrook Museum, Eastman Kodak, the Bel-Air Hotel, ANA Hotel Tokyo, and private collectors including Goldie Hawn and Dr. Linus Pauling.
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- Dimensions
- 26ʺW × 11ʺD × 80ʺH
- Period
- 2020s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- New
- Materials
- Ceramic
- Condition
- Mint Condition, No Imperfections
- Color
- Purple
- Condition Notes
- In pristine, excellent condition In pristine, excellent condition less
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