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2. americanart.si.edu › artist › john-mason-6278John Mason - Smithsonian American Art Museum

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   In the late 1950s and early 1960s Mason created towering, handbuilt clay sculptures and large ceramic wall reliefs whose monumentality and raw, gestural surfaces were comparable to abstract expressionist paintings.

   • Birth Date: March 30, 1927

   • Death Date: January 20, 2019

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_Mason_(artist)John Mason (artist) - Wikipedia

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   John Mason (March 30, 1927 – January 20, 2019) was an American artist who did experimental work with ceramics. [1] Mason's work focused on exploring the physical properties of clay and its "extreme plasticity". [2]

4. www.artforum.com › news › john-mason-1927/2019/242219JOHN MASON (1927–2019) - Artforum

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   Feb 12, 2019 · John Mason, known for synthesizing ceramics and modular geometric forms with Abstract Expressionism, died on January 20 at the age of ninety-one at his home in California.

5. www.nytimes.com › 2019/02/07 › obituariesJohn Mason, Who Expanded Ceramics’ Boundaries, Dies at 91

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   Feb 7, 2019 · John Mason, an artist who helped expand the boundaries of what could be done in ceramics by creating imposing wall reliefs and other expressionistic sculptures in a field that had often been...

6. www.artforum.com › features › john-mason-ceramicJOHN MASON: CERAMIC SCULPTOR - artforum.com

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   The ceramic art of the American Indian interests him more in functional than in formal terms. During a recent trip to New York, he was impressed by the Leger exhibition at the Guggenheim and the Greek sculpture at the Metropolitan.

7. www.thenevicaproject.com › john-masonJohn Mason - The Nevica Project

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   Mason and his contemporaries challenged conventional ideas about ceramics, making large, abstract, subversive works. Mason worked at scale, his wall reliefs and expressionistic sculptural works matching the ambitious painting and sculpture of the era.

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   How did John Mason influence the art world?

   • John Mason’s innovations in the field of ceramic sculpture opened the art world’s eyes to the possibilities of the medium. His process-based method of working emphasized the clay and what he could do with it, as he pushed to material well past conventional limits and tradition.

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   What makes John Mason a great abstract artist?

   • Mason's work over the past six decades presents one of the most compelling arguments for abstract sculpture. His line of thought and consistency of execution are the hallmarks of a true artist, motivated by his desire to push his creative explorations even further.

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   How did John Mason become a sculptor?

   • Mason taught sculpture at Pomona College. Mason later equipped his studio to prepare, manipulate, and fire monumental sculptures in clay, many of which had to be fired in pieces weighing over a ton in kilns that had already been adapted to serve his large-scale purposes, before being assembled on the wall.

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   How did John Mason contribute to abstract expressionism?

   • One of the most visionary ceramic artists of the last century, Mason brought his medium into conversation with Abstract Expressionism by extending the physical and spatial properties of clay.

   John Mason — The Nevica Project

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9. franklloyd.com › dynamic › artist_bioJohn Mason biography presented by - Frank Lloyd

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   John Mason’s innovations in the field of ceramic sculpture opened the art world’s eyes to the possibilities of the medium. His process-based method of working emphasized the clay and what he could do with it, as he pushed to material well past conventional limits and tradition.