Peter Shire shows his molding and shaping technique on this slab of clay, which might possibly become one of his famous teapots. He is known for his revolutionary, sculptural, geometric interpretation of the traditional teapot, using sun-bleached pastel glazes, uncanny angles, and a jumbled collage of parts. Although he has ventured into architecture, furniture, fashion and painting, Shire keeps returning to ceramics. His paintings are done on slabs of clay in ceramic glazes, focusing exclusively on his life in Echo Park; he has made over 500 of these painted tiles. In addition to this work, Shire has done various commissions for public places and private buildings throughout Los Angeles as well as other cities, states, and countries. Solo exhibitions have appeared in places like Las Vegas, Seattle, Hawaii, Chicago, Washington D.C., Italy; and museum exhibitions have appeared in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and as far as Israel, Japan, London, Germany. Photograph dated February 16, 1984.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;36 x 29 cm. Photographic prints
Shire, Peter Ceramic teapots Ceramics--California--Los Angeles Artists--United States Echo Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Neighborhoods Collection photographs
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