Late 20th Century Gene Pearson Original Raku-Fired Ceramic Sculpture

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Gene Pearson Original Raku-Fired Ceramic Sculpture
White crackle glaze, approximately 19 inches tall, with birds perched along the crown and … Read more Gene Pearson Original Raku-Fired Ceramic Sculpture
White crackle glaze, approximately 19 inches tall, with birds perched along the crown and beautiful geometric headband detailing. The piece is in pristine condition with his signature on the base.
Height: 19 inches
Width: 11 inches
Depth: 8 inches
Weight: 35lbs
Signed “Pearson” on base
Pristine condition

Gene Pearson’s work is best described as Contemporary Caribbean Ceramic Sculpture with Afrocentric / tribal-influenced motifs. Here’s why it touches several categories:

Afrocentric / Tribal influence: The geometric headband pattern, birds perched on the crown, and stylized facial features draw on African and indigenous Caribbean aesthetic traditions
Jamaican heritage: Pearson trained at the Jamaica School of Art under Cecil Baugh, the father of Jamaican ceramic... his work is rooted in that tradition
Contemporary fine art: His pieces were exhibited in galleries, collected by Stevie Wonder, and gifted to foreign heads of state ...placing him in the fine art market
Raku technique: The white crackle glaze is a Japanese-origin firing method Pearson adopted and made his own. See less