Karin Putsch-Grassi is a potter.

Biography

Work of Karin Putsch-Grassi

After an apprenticeship in the studio of Albrecht Kiedaisch in Tübingen Putsch-Grassi began her studies in ceramics 1982 at "Istituto statale d’Arte” in Florence with Salvatore and Stefano Cipolla.[1]

Her most recent work follows a newly developed technique named "Figulinae", which consists of assembling soft raw stoneware or porcelain vessels and compressing them to form a new entity.[2]

Putsch-Grassi's work has been exhibited in personal exhibitions in Italy, Germany, Poland and Japan[3] as well as in numerous group exhibitions worldwide.[4] Furthermore, her works are displayed in European Museums.[5] Putsch-Grassi is an elected member of the International Academy of Ceramics.[6]

Awards (selection)

  • 2012 First Prize “Rassegna Internazionale di Ceramica Contemporanea”, Albissola Marittima [7]
  • 2016 Second Prize "Ceramic & Colours Award", Faenza [8]
  • 2021 Third Prize "Premio MIDeC per Design Ceramico", Cerro di Laveno Mombello [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Karin Putsch-Grassi: Dalla Germania all'Italia nel nome della ceramica". September 2018.
  2. ↑ "la Ceramica Moderna & Antica n.301 (Coverstory, Pages 8-11)" (PDF). La Ceramica Moderna: Mensile di Informazione Tecnica. 2018. ISSN 1123-816X.
  3. ↑ Catalog of Putsch-Grassi's Kyoto exhibition in 2017
  4. ↑ Fittile - Exhibition by Triennale Milano and Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte
  5. ↑ Certificate of the National Museum of Slovenia
  6. ↑ International Academy of Ceramics Membership profile
  7. ↑ "Keramik-Preis für Karin Putsch-Grassi".
  8. ↑ "Ceramic & Colours Award", 2016, I edizione
  9. ↑ "Premio MIDeC per Design Ceramico", 2021, II edizione

Sources

Documentation in publications

  • Ray Hemachandra, Jim Romberg: 500 Raku. Bold Explorations of a Dynamic Ceramics Technique, New York 2011, ISBN 978-1-60059-294-2
  • Linda Kopp: The Best of 500 Ceramics. Celebrating a Decade in Clay, New York 2012, ISBN 978-1-4547-0141-5, p. 336
  • Duncan Hooson, Anthony Quinn: The Workshop Guide to Ceramics: A Fully Illustrated Step-by-Step Manual. Techniques and Principles of Design, Barron's 2012, ISBN 978-0-7641-6461-3
  • Edoardo Pilia. Ceramica Artistica: materiali, tecniche, storia, ISBN 9781718076907, pp. 98–99
  • Duncan Hooson and Anthony Quinn. The Workshop Guide to Ceramics, Thames & Hudson, ISBN 0500516219, pp. 211, 218, 248
  • Ray Hemachandra and Julia Galloway. 500 Vases: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Form, Lark Books, ISBN 9781600592461, pp. 68, 272
  • Website Karin Putsch-Grassi
  • Website of the exhibition „Terre lavorate“
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