Steven Kemenyffy
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Steven Kemenyffy (born 1943,
Biography
Kemenyffy was born in
Kemenyffy's interest in becoming a ceramic artist began shortly after college when he attended a
Work
Kemenyffy is often characterized in regard to his contributions to American experimental ceramics of the late 1960s and early 1970s. More specifically, Kemenyffy's contributions to American raku techniques are often cited. Kemenyffy has stated that his interest in raku came out of practical considerations, as he and Susan: "... were doing a variety of workshops in a variety of different media. Raku was always an official way of making pieces in a short period of time…In raku it seems to compress all the firings into one."[2]
Kemenyffy, himself, describes his early work as "Biomorphic forms alluding to old ceramic traditions such as tiles, vases, and containers."
For much of Kemenyffy's career, he has worked in tandem with his wife, Susan. In 1987, she stated about their collaborative works: "Steven is the [sculptor], I am the drawer. These works would not exist if it weren't for the sculpture; if it weren't for the clay. The clay entity comes first and my drawings come second."[5] James Paul Thompson further clarifies this relationship (as observed in 1987): "Steven Kemenyffy uses patterns as a point of departure for his work, while Susan Kemenyffy allows the people and things around her to become partial inspiration in addition to what Steven gives her."[6]
Kemenyffy's work is in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Steven Kemenyffy". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ Thompson, James Paul. "Raku: Sixteenth Century Japan/Twentieth Century America." Ed.D diss., Illinois State University, 1987. p.60.
- ^ Kemenyffy, Steven. E-mail interview with author, November 4, 2007.
- ^ Moore College of Art Gallery. Clay Things: East Coast Invitational. Philadelphia: Moore College, 1974.
- ^ Thompson, James Paul. "Raku: Sixteenth Century Japan/Twentieth Century America." Ed.D diss., Illinois State University, 1987. p. 80.
- ^ Thompson, James Paul. "Raku: Sixteenth Century Japan/Twentieth Century America." Ed.D diss., Illinois State University, 1987. p. 90.