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Jonas Wood (American, 1977), Diet 7Up Frimkess Pot, 2016. Oil and acrylic on canvas, 114 x 76 in.
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Jonas Wood (American, 1977), Diet 7Up Frimkess Pot, 2016. Oil and acrylic on canvas, 114 x 76 in.
Jonas Wood (American, 1977), NYTimes Frimkess Still Life, 2018. Oil and acrylic on linen, 20 x 20 in.
After a year at the college, Frimkess switched his focus to ceramics, a move that he attributes to a peyote-induced vision of himself throwing a perfectly-shaped vessel. In the ceramics department, he studied under Peter Voulkos, perhaps the most notable figure in the California Clay Movement. He also worked alongside sculptors and ceramists like Billy Al Bengston, John Mason, Kenneth Price, Paul Soldner, and others. In 1956, he was one of 10 young artists to open and display work at a gallery on Sunset Boulevard. In 1957, Frimkess worked in a small ceramics factory while on a trip with his family in Italy, where he received additional training in throwing a very hard type of clay.
Michael Frimkess, Blues for Dr. Banks, 1972-74, Glazed ceramic, 10/3/21 #mfaboston by Sharon Mollerus
Magdalena Suarez Frimkess + Michael Frimkess, “7 Up - The Uncola,” 1995
Jonas Wood (American, 1977), Frimkess Chilean Landscape Pot, 2015. Oil and acrylic on canvas, 118 × 90 in.
Michael Frimkess