Susan York Explained

Susan York
Birth Place:Newport, Rhode Island
Nationality:American
Occupation:Artist
Years Active:1980s-present

Susan York (born 1951)[1] is an American artist and educator[2] known for her reductive cast graphite sculpture. She lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico where the quality of light and expansive emptiness of the high desert landscape provides inspiration.[3]

Early life and education

York was born in Newport, Rhode Island.

In 1972, she received a BFA in studio arts from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.[4] In 1995, she received an MFA in ceramics from Cranbrook Academy of Art.[5] While in college, York created a body of floor-oriented assemblage work.[6] These flat reductive works marked transitions between 2D and 3D materials.

Career

After graduating from UNM, York continued her art practice in Santa Fe, where she had a studio space at a local Zen Center. In 1982, York attended an Agnes Martin lecture, where she recalls the impact of Martin's statement: "My paintings are not about what is seen. They are about what is known forever in the mind." This was a pivotal experience and later a mentoring friendship evolved between York and Martin.[7]

In 1997, as an artist in residence at the European Ceramic Work Center, in the Netherlands, York began to experiment with integrating her forms within the rooms of a given space. This led to compositions of stacked fragile porcelain shards positioned next to objects blackened with graphite powder rubbed surfaces.[8] York's sculptures are associated with principles of Minimalism with traces of a repetitive hands-on process.[9] Susan York exhibits her work in New York and Europe.[10]

Public collections

Works and publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Substance: 29 Nov 2018 — 2 Feb 2019 at the dr. julius: ap in Berlin, Germany. WSI Magazine. Wall Street International. 13 December 2018. en.
  2. News: Roberts. Kathaleen. NM artist displays minimal sculptures alongside Georgia O'Keeffe masterpieces. Albuquerque Journal. 20 March 2016.
  3. Web site: Lippard. Lucy R.. Between Tension and Tranquility. Lannan Foundation. 2008.
  4. Album. Mirage Magazine. Spring 2014. 34. 1. 21. UNM Alumni Association. en. Susan York ('72 BAFA), a sculptor, is a 2013 recipient of the Santa Fe Mayor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts..
  5. News: Susan York receives Cranbrook Academy of Art Alumni Achievement Award. James Kelly Contemporary. 6 November 2012. en.
  6. Riley. Jan. Eliminating Subject and Object, A Conversation with Susan York. Sculpture Magazine. 1 July 2008.
  7. News: York. Susan. Geese Flying. The New York Times. 4 December 2005.
  8. Web site: York. Susan. Artist Bio. Lannan Foundation. 2008.
  9. News: Hammond. Harmony. Susan York at James Kelly Contemporary. Art in America. 2 March 2011.
  10. Web site: Alumna York Is Exhibiting in New York and Europe. June 6, 2018. Cranbrook Academy of Art.
  11. Web site: Brooklyn Museum .

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Susan York".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.