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        Malcolm Wright (Vermont) (see images below) Malcolm Wright received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Marlboro College in Vermont. He then taught at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C. for four years while attaining his Master of Fine Arts degree from George Washington University. Wright then moved to Japan for several years to apprentice under Living National Treasure, 12th generation Japanese potter, Taroumon Nakazato in Karatsu. He then came full circle and returned to teach at Marlboro College and pursue his artistic career. His work is included in the collections of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Denver Art Museum, and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston among others. Wright works with stoneware, porcelain, and brick clay and sometimes combines them to achieve a variety of color and surfaces. Pieces are formed utilizing both a wheel and an extruder. The Kiln Wright uses was built in 1972 and has been fired 135 times in 35 years. It is based on an ancient Korean design, called “split bamboo,” which is a twenty one foot long by six foot wide half tube with four chambers. Wright fires only two to four times a year with the process including 30 hours of firing (reaching a temperature of 2100 degrees for sculpture and 2500 degrees for stoneware) followed by 5 days of cooling. The atmosphere inside the kiln and thus its effects are controlled by Wright, but only to a point. The quantity and distribution of the wood as well as the volume of air introduced, each impart different results. Wright is interested in the source of an idea and how it can be developed in two directions at once. This concept parallels the feeling of many of his pieces which seem to play a game of inside-out. His work at once exudes a sense of both volume and space - an absolutely remarkable achievement considering the simplicity and quiet grace of his work. |
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