Contemporary Native American Ceramics

It ranges from traditionalist work being made today to the more edgy and innovative pottery art that is changing how the next generation will view and collect naive american indian art.
Contemporary native american ceramics. The works and the underlying creative processes revitalize the individual strengthen the community and ensure the future for native peoples. Acoma pueblo has a tradition of pottery that stretches back centuries. Photo by alison palizzolo. Asymmetrical pieces are another departure from traditional native american indian pottery.
Bobby bales is a contemporary native american artist from taos pueblo. This is a list of visual artists who are native americans in the united states the indian arts and crafts act of 1990 defines native american as being enrolled in either federally recognized tribes or state recognized tribes or an individual certified as an indian artisan by an indian tribe this does not include non native american artists using native american themes. We are one of the nation s premier galleries for native american indian ceramic arts. Ruben olguin s songs of our fathers anita field s so many ways to be human and cannupa hanska luger s every one mmiwt bead project.
The earliest documented native american pottery that s been discovered dates back to around 4 500 years ago. Our collection of contemporary pottery spans a variety of pueblos and tribes and native american groups. Additions to the. This could be considered relatively modern in the pottery world given that the oldest pieces of pottery ever found date back around 20 000 years ago crockery wares unearthed in the xianrendong cave in china s jiangxi province.
Contemporary native american ceramics constitute an on going dialogue concerning the past present and future embracing personal expression and cultural essence. Contemporary native ceramics form and relation installed in the citrin and engles galleries. Pottery figurines are one example of contemporary native american indian pottery. See more ideas about pottery pottery marks ceramics.
The figures or models for these statues may be traditional like the navajo koshare clown. Today it is most known for a matte polychrome style of pottery featuring orange and black designs on a white background or black fine line designs on a white background. Along with watercolor and acrylic painting bobby is also an experienced drum maker. Dec 21 2015 explore kitschnware modern s board american studio pottery identification marks followed by 206 people on pinterest.
Works pictured from left to right. Bobby learned this art form by working alongside his uncle frank mirabal who is a third generation drum maker.