CERAMIC CHRONICLES
BY KEN KOHOUTEK
SPONSORED BY PARIS GIBSON SQUARE MUSEUM OF ART
Tour Schedule
- ROBERT & GENNIE DEWEESE GALLERY – BOZEMAN HIGH SCHOOL January 11 – February 26, 2027
- MONTANA MUSEUM OF ART & CULTURE April 15 – August 21, 2027
- HELEN E COPELAND GALLERY – MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY BOZEMAN August 30 – October 8, 2027
- SCHOOLHOUSE HISTORY & ART CENTER October 18 – December 31, 2027
- HOLTER MUSEUM OF ART March 17 – April 30, 2028
- MONDAK HERITAGE CENTER June 7 – September 2, 2028
Exhibit Details
- 21 pieces of wall-mounted and free-standing ceramic tiles, slabs, vessels, and jars.
- Sizes: 7″ x 6″ – 30″ x 30″
- 2 crates
- Available January 2027 – January 2028
- Up to 6-weeks: $600/ 7 – 12-weeks: $800
- Integrative Resources: Video/ Documentary, Artist Talk/ Workshop available
Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art presents a captivating and visually chaotic exhibition featuring the work of Great Falls ceramic artist, Ken Kohoutek. The body of work on exhibit is the culmination of 8 years of creative expression for the artist. In Puzzled Paradise: Ceramic Chronicles by Ken Kohoutek, the viewer can expect to be thrilled and entertained by an aesthetic that is childlike, 1980’s retro, and futuristic. The imagery is evocative of everyday life experiences expressed through commercial logos, television or movies references, mundane daily events like making morning coffee, or engrained memories of a family trip and recurring dreams.
Kitschy and confused are another way of describing the collaged, bright, and minutely detailed compositions. Kohoutek’s postmodern aesthetic laid bare on ceramic tiles and amorphic vessels reminds us of design and color familiar to the Memphis Group, which has an appeal that is a pastiche of thrift store aesthetics including clashing patterns with colors, and wackiness, combined with figuration and autobiographical storytelling. The presentation of Kohoutek’s work at the museum brings the community an important opportunity to engage in a visual conversation with a significant local ceramic artist whose work is curious and engaging.
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