Artist Talk with Peter Durst (Zoom)

Description

Host: Mina Elison
Schedule: Thursday, April 8 from 5:00 - 6:00 PM
# of Sessions: 1
Location: ZOOM

Zoom registration required HERE

Free and Open to the Public

Join artist Peter Durst as he shares about the many series of architectural forms he has been creating over the past decade. And through his brilliant use of color, texture and shape, Peter has built a body of work that features houses, boats, water towers, arches, teapots, benches, discs, letters, cubes and more. A longtime ceramics teacher at the Donkey Mill, Peter will talk about the techniques he employs and his creative inspirations.

“I am primarily interested in creating objects of strength and beauty that are complete in themselves, but also reflect on things other than themselves. Whether working in clay or other mediums I have created work in series, where the ideas that come from the making of one piece lead to a similar but different one so that by the end a body of work has been created that is cohesive yet individualistic. And that body often leads in a related but different direction and the cycle is started anew.” - Peter Durst

Peter Durst has been a potter, ceramist, and sculptor for the past 40 years and has exhibited his work nationally in galleries, art centers, museums, private collections and public spaces. After receiving a B.A. in political science from Allegheny College and a J.D. from NYU School of Law, Peter became interested in pottery and ceramics and discovered the Anderson Ranch in Snowmass, Colorado. After getting a grounded ceramics education and developing his skills there for two years, he moved to Denver, Colorado and opened his first studio. He has maintained Durst Studio, Gallery and Sculpture Garden since 1990 where he makes and shows his work and others. Since 2001, he has taught classes through the Art Students League of Denver. Peter is a part-time resident of Kona, where he has a studio and teaches at the Donkey Mill Art Center in Holualoa, Hawaii.