Peter Pincus’ elegant ceramics are instantly recognizable as his alone. the slip-cast porcelain vessels that make up Inset build on Pincus’ exploration of the history of ceramics, his technical expertise and understanding of color. The result is a dynamic perceptual experience as though an intimate tactile Op art.
In the world of ceramics Peter Pincus is a master of perfection. In his work, color and form are bound together as if neither could exist without the other. The complexity and hard work of Pincus’ studio practice is concealed from us in the final presentation. The creative invention of form, the precise technique of developing and casting complex molds, and the honing of a finely tuned color palette seem effortless and we see only beauty, exquisite color and form unmarred by struggle or hard work. Perfection of form is often delineated by slivers of cast colored porcelain, fine tuned to color harmonies, more akin to painting than to clay, or grey scales, tuned as though music.
Pincus holds a M.F.A. and B.F.A. from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. He currently holds the position of Visiting Assistant Professor in Ceramics at the School for American Crafts at Rochester Institute of Technology, NY. His ceramics can be found in numerous public and private collections, including the recent acquisition by the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, MO.
