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| Wood Fired Chawan by Adam Knoche, green ash on a red shino glazed surface, 6 cm high. |
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| Wood Fired Teapot by Adam Knoche, yellow ash and dry shino lining, 22 cm high. |
Adam Knoche
Adam Knoche:
"When I first started out in art I always wanted to be a painter. I always had the romanticized idea
of making these megalithic paintings that would inspire ideas on what I was trying to convey
through my art. But when I started studying at the college level I realized that I was a physical
artist that had to use my hands in a tactile way. I had to feel what I was making and to embrace
the material in a way that would represent the fluidity of design and the overall aesthetic I was
trying to achieve. Once I took a ceramic class I fell in love with the idea of my touch being left in
this piece of art forever. Being able to be sensitive enough to show a varying of marks and line
but also to be confident in my physical, aggressive style of working with the clay. I have learned
through experience to be bold in my mark making and to try to push the material to its limits,
while keeping the piece from destruction. In correlation with form and texture I have also become
engulfed in the idea of surface. I have become intrigued in the idea of controlling and altering
atmosphere to create a unique and beautiful surface, one that is covered in a wide range of
variation and complexity.
Hello my name is Adam Knoche. I am a studio potter living in Alton, Illinois home to the tallest
man in the world. I make my work on a kick wheel which I built shortly after graduating from
school. I have a Bachelors degree of Fine Art in Ceramics which was earned from Ball State
University under the teaching of Ted Neal. I will be attending Graduate school in the fall for my
Masters in Fine Art. I have lived in Illinois, Montana, and Indiana. I make work that is minimal in
form but contains a rich and lively surface. My work is mainly fired atmospherically but I do enjoy
firing in many other kilns. Hobbies of mine include, hiking, camping, fishing, playing guitar and
ukulele and gardening."
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