Vintage Carved Ceramic Head Sculpture by Louis Mendez

Description

Exquisitely carved unglazed ceramic head sculpture by late artist Louis Mendez (1929-2012).

From his website biography:
"[Mendez] is best known … more Exquisitely carved unglazed ceramic head sculpture by late artist Louis Mendez (1929-2012).

From his website biography:
"[Mendez] is best known for largely figurative ceramic sculpture inspired by a consistent esthetic allied to both the ancient origins of cultures and a modernist treatment of forms and surfaces. His work appeals to an engaging sense of myth and an enigmatic playfulness within the context of historic ceramic styles. In his quest to capture the remnant vitality of ancient images and to interpret these forms in a highly personal idiom, he created a body of work at once decorative, evocative, and original.

An acknowledged master of his medium, his awards included a Louis Comfort Tiffany grant for the design and development of large-scale ceramic art in architecture (1964), The Carlton Atherton Memorial Award from the Columbus Gallery of Fine Art (1966), The Skillbecks Purchase Award at Springfest in Charlotte, NC (1985), First Prize for Sculpture from the Bruce Museum (1998), an Audubon Artist's Society award for sculpture (1999), and a Lorenzo il Magnifico award for sculpture at the 2001 Florence Biennale." less