David Gilhooly Ceramics Artist

An interest in biology took him to the university of california at davis but he decided to study art after taking a ceramics class with robert arneson.

David gilhooly ceramics artist. Full size animals emerge as a favorite theme during this period. He parodied ancient civilizations religion politics and culture through an alternative world of ceramic frogs and other creatures until 1983 when he began to use food to satirize man made and. Gilhooly is known as one of the founders of the bay area funk movement. David also begins selling smaller works at various pot sales he continues producing mixed media sculptures.

David gilhooly 1943 along with robert arneson and others david gilhooly was part of the group that developed funk art and took ceramic art to another level. David left tb 9 for one semester to become manuel neri s assistant and started making art out of lumber fur neon lights and asbestos shingles. Gilhooly worked with robert arneson peter vandenberge chris unterseher and margaret dodd in tb 9 temporary building 9 and together they created what was later called the funk ceramic movement of the san francisco bay area. Although probably best known for his imaginative anthropomorphic frogs and other creatures gilhooly has had.

His family moved frequently and he lived in the virgin islands and puerto rico where he graduated from high school. Large ceramic portrait bust frog victoria by david gilhooly iii 1943 2013. David gilhooly was in arneson s first ceramics class at the university of california davis and he became a leading figure in the funk art movement. See more ideas about ceramics art sub lessons art sub plans.

Gilhooly formed allegiance with other students beginning what would. 1966 david s first son david james gilhooly iv is born. In 1962 in a bold effort to impress an art student he was pursuing david gilhooly enrolled in his first ceramics class at the university of davis california in a decision that would ultimately begin his career as a sculptor. Xix his work challenged the seriousness of the art world by focusing on absurd images of everyday objects xx gilhooly s most notable series concentrated on frogs or what he called.

2 500 5 000 description. Born in auburn california gilhooly graduated from the university of california davis in 1965 with a ba and in 1967 with an ma. David returns to ceramics but now uses whiteware rather than stoneware. Signed at base of figure 82 gilhooly.

David gilhooly was born in 1943 in auburn california. Jun 20 2015 explore doug boyd s board david gilhooly on pinterest.