Les Lawrence Ceramics - Archive Works

Les Lawrence was born in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was educated through high school in Lubbock Texas. He received an A.A. in Art from Southplains College, a BA degree from Southwestern State Oklahoma University, and after graduate study at Texas Tech University received a MFA in Ceramics from Arizona State University. He has taught at Hardin-Simmons University , Arizona State University, and Grossmont College,1970- 2005 when he retired as Professor of Art.
His photo-silkscreen mono printed vessels have been exhibited nationally as well as internationally in Mexico, Korea. New Zealand, Czech Republic, Hungary, Germany, Sweden, and the U.K. He has exhibited in over 280 exhibitions and has photographs of his work in 24 ceramic books. His works are represented in over 20 public collections. Articles featuring his works have appeared in major publications including Ceramics Monthly , Ceramic Arts and Perception, American Craft, and Korean Ceramics Crafts.For specific information click on the " Resume Text" link to his complete professional resume.

My work is about the physical process of making things. They are vessels in subject but not functional. I think of them as sculpture, photography, and printmaking combined. I am asked about the meanings behind the images. They are a narrative that is an emotional statement first and an intellectual statement second. As a user of images I realize that my works are subject to the viewers imagination and the stories they create are in fact theirs and not necessarily mine. The selected, found, and created images are arranged into a narrative that fits the moment of the creation. I can better explain how I feel when I am working than how I am thinking. However there are specific meanings beyond the symbols that I use. There represent a wide range of issues of political, social, private, and "right or wrong". Sometimes these issues are timely and at other times they are time-less. As human beings we are responsible for the type of world we contribute to.
Pottery images = art vs Craft
Eye = look
Erotic images = erotic images
Tools = look at the placement
Computer window = digital world
Money = political, government
Others = others
Les Lawrence 2010





		Les Lawrence was born in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was educated through high school in Lubbock Texas. He received an A.A. in Art from Southplains College, a BA degree from Southwestern State Oklahoma University, and after graduate study at Texas Tech University received a MFA in Ceramics from Arizona State University. He has taught at Hardin-Simmons University , Arizona State University, and Grossmont College,1970- 2005 when he retired as Professor of Art. His photo-silkscreen mono printed vessels have been exhibited nationally as well as internationally in Mexico, Korea. New Zealand, Czech Republic, Hungary, Germany, Sweden, and the U.K. He has exhibited in over 280 exhibitions and has photographs of his work in 24 ceramic books. His works are represented in over 20 public collections. Articles featuring his works have appeared in major publications including Ceramics Monthly , Ceramic Arts and Perception, American Craft, and Korean Ceramics Crafts.For specific information click on the " Resume Text" link to his complete professional resume. My work is about the physical process of making things. They are vessels in subject but not functional. I think of them as sculpture, photography, and printmaking combined. I am asked about the meanings behind the images. They are a narrative that is an emotional statement first and an intellectual statement second. As a user of images I realize that my works are subject to the viewers imagination and the stories they create are in fact theirs and not necessarily mine. The selected, found, and created images are arranged into a narrative that fits the moment of the creation. I can better explain how I feel when I am working than how I am thinking. However there are specific meanings beyond the symbols that I use. There represent a wide range of issues of political, social, private, and "right or wrong". Sometimes these issues are timely and at other times they are time-less. As human beings we are responsible for the type of world we contribute to. Pottery images = art vs Craft Eye = look Erotic images = erotic images Tools = look at the placement Computer window = digital world Money = political, government Others = others Les Lawrence 2010




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