JAMES LOVERA (1920 - 2015) CALIFORNIA POTTERY MID - CENTURY ROOSTER SIGNED 9 3/4 " T
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:12759602 | Style: Mid-Century Modern |
| Object Type: Figurine | Material: Clay |
| Color: Brown | Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original |
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JAMES LOVERA (1920-2015) CALIFORNIA POTTERY MID-CENTURY ROOSTER SIGNED 9 3/4"T
You are bidding on a rare mid-Century Modern rooster by highly lauded California ceramist James Lovera. The body of this Eames Era rooster is heavy and granite-like with subtly distressed earth toned surface markings that evoke those of fellow mid-Century ceramist Claude Conover. The bird’s head is unglazed earthenware.
This fabulous rooster... measures approximately 10” long and stands 9 3/4” tall. It is good vintage condition with no chips. It does have a repaired crack around it's neck. There is the maker’s incised signature on the bottom. Sold in as found, as is condition. See all photos for details on condition.JAMES LOVERA Born in 1920, Lovera began his career in the mid-1940’s while working at the California Pottery Company in what is now Fremont. He has always kept his forms simple, with the focus being on the glaze. His glazes are drawn from natural phenomena: a sleek or craggy stone, a decomposed leaf, nubbly tree bark and shale outcrippings are all a part of his artistic lexicon. Lovera's ceramics were often shown in "Arts and Architecture" the Modern Design and Modern Arctitcure magazine edited by Ray and Charles Eames and Isamu Noguchi, in the abstract Expressionist/Modern heyday in the 1950's. Until his retirement in 1986 as Professor Emeritus, he taught ceramic art at California State University at San Jose. James Lovera’s gracefully formed and uniquely glazed vessels are in galleries and private collections worldwide, including those in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian and the Mint Museums.
James Lovera received his education, pursued his studio career, and taught for nearly 40 years in northern California during a time of great transition and upheaval in ceramic arts. He worked with and learned from some of the legends of American ceramics and witnessed the Voulkos revolution that was to so change the course of the field of ceramics. Throughout Lovera followed his own path, focusing on color and design and making exquisite forms with equally exquisite glazing – “playing with fire” by pushing glaze experimentation to the edge. Influenced by Asian porcelain traditions and 20th century Modernism, his work copies neither but instead reflects his reverence for simplicity and a dedication to the vessel as a canvas for his art.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT – JAMES LOVERA “True art is expressed through intellectual and visual awareness, honest inner discipline and spiritual insight. Craft becomes a true art form when its elements speak the universal language of the spirit. When an object is broken down into its basic elements and still leaves its observer in awe, the underlying principles are at one with the universe. The unknown is the element of the individual; the mystery, the uniqueness of the being.” 1 1. Quoted in: Paul F. Dauer. “James Lovera’s Holistic World.”
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JAMES LOVERA (1920-2015) CALIFORNIA POTTERY MID-CENTURY ROOSTER SIGNED 9 3/4"T
You are bidding on a rare mid-Century Modern rooster by highly lauded California ceramist James Lovera. The body of this Eames Era rooster is heavy and granite-like with subtly distressed earth toned surface markings that evoke those of fellow mid-Century ceramist Claude Conover. The bird’s head is unglazed earthenware.
This fabulous rooster... measures approximately 10” long and stands 9 3/4” tall. It is good vintage condition with no chips. It does have a repaired crack around it's neck. There is the maker’s incised signature on the bottom. Sold in as found, as is condition. See all photos for details on condition.JAMES LOVERA Born in 1920, Lovera began his career in the mid-1940’s while working at the California Pottery Company in what is now Fremont. He has always kept his forms simple, with the focus being on the glaze. His glazes are drawn from natural phenomena: a sleek or craggy stone, a decomposed leaf, nubbly tree bark and shale outcrippings are all a part of his artistic lexicon. Lovera's ceramics were often shown in "Arts and Architecture" the Modern Design and Modern Arctitcure magazine edited by Ray and Charles Eames and Isamu Noguchi, in the abstract Expressionist/Modern heyday in the 1950's. Until his retirement in 1986 as Professor Emeritus, he taught ceramic art at California State University at San Jose. James Lovera’s gracefully formed and uniquely glazed vessels are in galleries and private collections worldwide, including those in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian and the Mint Museums.
James Lovera received his education, pursued his studio career, and taught for nearly 40 years in northern California during a time of great transition and upheaval in ceramic arts. He worked with and learned from some of the legends of American ceramics and witnessed the Voulkos revolution that was to so change the course of the field of ceramics. Throughout Lovera followed his own path, focusing on color and design and making exquisite forms with equally exquisite glazing – “playing with fire” by pushing glaze experimentation to the edge. Influenced by Asian porcelain traditions and 20th century Modernism, his work copies neither but instead reflects his reverence for simplicity and a dedication to the vessel as a canvas for his art.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT – JAMES LOVERA “True art is expressed through intellectual and visual awareness, honest inner discipline and spiritual insight. Craft becomes a true art form when its elements speak the universal language of the spirit. When an object is broken down into its basic elements and still leaves its observer in awe, the underlying principles are at one with the universe. The unknown is the element of the individual; the mystery, the uniqueness of the being.” 1 1. Quoted in: Paul F. Dauer. “James Lovera’s Holistic World.”
No other information is available.
Item is being sold in as found, as is condition.
See all photos for details on condition.
Please note that most of our items are vintage, meaning older, and have had homes before we found them. We are not experts in any field but we do try to describe our items as well as we can and take several pictures. So please look at all photos carefully for more details.
Please ask any questions before purchasing. All questions are promptly answered.
We try to as accurate as possible, errors do happen. If you should see something out of sorts or if the shipping cost seems excessive, please let me know.
I will combine shipping on most orders. Allow me to send you an invoice for payment on combined orders.
Some international shipping available. NO shipping to China.
Thank you for looking, please visit our Ebay store for more wonderful items.ourvintagepicks or by user name: us2013.jenn
