Ryan Greenheck

Over the past decade I have been building a body of work that embodied the history of pottery within the field of ceramics. Recently, I have decided to focus my attention on ideologies in modern design: expressionistic and abstract painting, minimalist sculpture, and architecture. I am continually questioning my perception on decoration. And the resonance of history will always be an inherent part of my creative process. In my two decades of throwing, I have built a substantial vocabulary of pottery shape and language. It has been essential to me that this foundation remains the strength in my work. Currently, I am drawn to arranging garnitures from a body of work and am intrigued by how they read as a pottery landscape. A dialog is translated from each form within the grouping.