David Gilhooly Ceramics

David gilhooly a prominent northern california sculptor of fanciful frogs who was a founder of the bay area funk art movement at uc davis in the early 1960s has died.

David gilhooly ceramics. Gilhooly s art chronicles the shifting expectations of clay in a world changed by pop art and funk ceramics. Large ceramic portrait bust frog victoria by david gilhooly iii 1943 2013. Inspired by abstract expressionism and the sculptures of claes oldenburg gilhooly produced sculptures with comical subject matter including food animals plants and a series centered on frogs. David gilhooly funk ceramics working in tb 9 at the university of california at davis david gilhooly robert arneson chris untersehr margaret dodd and peter vandenberge used low fire whiteware clay in an unconventional and irreverant manner which gave rise to funk ceramics.

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 natural disasters. 2 500 5 000 description. Have one to sell. His later work explores the possibilities of shadow boxes and plexiglas.

Gilhooly formed allegiance with other students beginning what would later become known as the funk ceramic movement of the san francisco bay area. Love what you buy. Depicts a frog version of queen victoria on a pedestal. Gilhooly was a leading advocate of funk art which challenged the seriousness of the art world by focusing on absurd images of everyday objects.

David gilhooly ceramics sculptures and lithographs are inspired works of playful curiosity. Signed at base of figure 82 gilhooly. 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.