Thomas Hoadley's
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Price Range: $1,300 - $4,600
Bio
EDUCATION
1970 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, Maine
1971 Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts B.A. cum laude
1974 Apprentice to Malcolm Wright, Marlboro, Vermont
1977 Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois M.S. in Ceramics
Artist Statement
My current ceramic work reflects an investigation into several areas of interest and an attempt to unify solutions to various visual problems.
One interest is in the vessel as an abstract sculptural form and its many associations, both literal and metaphoric. Another is pattern and color and how a collection of abstract elements can create various feelings or impressions. A third is an interest in the integration of surface pattern and three dimensional form.
The technique that I use, which results in a penetration of the pattern through the thickness of the wall so as to be visible on both the outside and the inside, is a partial solution to the problem; but from a strictly two dimensional standpoint I am also concerned with how the pattern relates to the form as seen in profile.
A certain degree of illusion of depth is created by some color/pattern combinations and I enjoy the play of this implied visual depth vs. the "flat" modulating surface of the pot vs. the real depth that is present in the interior space. My aim is not, however, to create strong illusions nor representational or abstracted pictures on the pots.
My initial attraction to the nerikomi technique came from its organic union of pattern and structure. Rather than the former being applied to the latter, as in most decorative pottery traditions, the two are one and the same.
The natural world abounds with this sort of union and as a result, offers endless inspiration for pattern making. The other aspect that was particularly attractive to me was the translation of the physical properties of clay into a visual format. By this I mean that the very plasticity of the clay is made visible in the way that an imposed pattern is altered. Straight parallel lines are created by stacking up slices of variously colored clays but in the manipulation of the resulting soft block of clay, the lines become undulating or are perhaps made to taper down to a hair's breadth.
Porcelain of course shows off this quality to its greatest extent but the principle is the same with any clay. I think of my patterns as being a collaboration between my imposed structure and the clay's wise alteration of that structure.
In addition to the natural sources, I have found inspiration for patterns in a number of other areas. Fabric design has recently been of great interest to me as well as a variety of non-ceramic craft traditions. Graphic design of all sorts serves as visual stimulation and color ideas can come as easily from a magazine ad as from a rock, shell, or flower.
Exhibitions
NATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2000, 04
“Armory National Ceramics Invitational”
Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
2003
“Vessels, Boxes and Baskets” Function + Art, Chicago
“Vessels, Boxes and Baskets” Function + Art, Chicago
“21st Century Ceramics in the United States and Canada” Columbus College of Art and
Design, Columbus, Ohio
“The Power of Design and Art” The Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu, Japan
2004
“San Angelo National Ceramic Competition” San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
“Creations in Clay: Contemporary New England Ceramics” Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH
2005
“Ceramics Invitational 2005,” Texas A&M University, Commerce, Texas
SOLO & GROUP SHOWS
1995 Joanne Rapp Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ feature
1999 Gallery W.D.O., Charlotte, NC three person show
1999 Zazen Gallery, Belleville, WI group show
2001 Running Ridge Gallery, Santa Fe, NM solo show
2003 Gallery W.D.O., Charlotte, NC solo show
2004 Guadalupe Arts Center, Austin, TX “The Fine Art of Ceramics”
2004,05
Haddad Lascano Gallery, Great Barrington, MA group show, paintings
St. Joseph Galerie, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, “Coloured Porcelain” group show
2005
St. Joseph Galerie, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, “100 X 2, 10 Years St. Joseph Galerie”
Rufford Craft Centre, Newark, Nottinghamshire, U.K. “Naked Clay”
Sherrie Gallerie, Columbus, OH solo show
Public Collections
The White House, Washington, D.C.
Museum Collections
National Museum of American Art, Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California
Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina
Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu, Japan
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, Iowa
Henry Ford Community College, Michigan
MCI Collection, Washington, D.C.
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, Iowa
Henry Ford Community College, Michigan
MCI Collection, Washington, D.C.
Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware
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