Ken Vavrek

Boat Vessel 2

1990

Artist Donation

5.5"H 8"W 14"L

Ken Vavrek Artist Biography

Ken Vavrek (b.1939) was 31 years old when he became an art professor at the Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, a post he maintained for over three decades. In 1974 Vavrek was one of five founding members of The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, PA, where is still an active member of the community.

Vavrek's ceramic wall sculptures project a reserved and elegant physical beauty. Using a pared-down cast of geometric forms, these assemblage pieces propose a relationship between architecture, painting, motion, and play. They are remarkable for the way in which, unlike other assemblage pieces, they do not reveal the method by which they are held together. In comparison to Vavrek's more dramatic earlier works, these pieces converse more easily with the cool Minimalism of Bauhaus design. They located Vavrek firmly in the lineage of a number of iconic mid-20th century modernists. They represent the work of a mature artist at the peak of his powers, employing methodical yet always compelling probes into his own experience and imagination.

Vavrek has exhibited extensively in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. He has received commissions from companies such as the Korman Commercial Properties and ARA Services and his art is featured in the permanent collection of several museums and art centers, including the Milwaukee Art Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Arizona State University Ceramic Center, and the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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