Art Talk
Bari Ziperstein at Mier Gallery
Hunter Drohojowska-Philp talks about ceramic sculpture and Soviet propaganda
Bari Zipperstein, who for a few years has concentrated her energies on a line of production pottery called BZippy, returns this month to her fine art background. The artist, who grew up in the Chicago area, came to L.A. for graduate studies at Cal Arts. While there, she learned a lot about what not to do. Ceramics, for instance.
Bari Ziperstein. Gossip, Gossip, Gossip,2017. Stoneware, underglaze and glaze. 12 1/2 x 9 x 11 in. 31.8 x 22.9 x 27.9 cm. (BZ17.020)
Bari Ziperstein. Unite All People!, 2018. Stoneware, underglaze, glaze. 57 x 18 x 18 in. 144.8 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm. (BZ18.007)
Bari Ziperstein. Reenactment of a Soviet Voyeur Scene, 2016 . Terracotta, underglaze and glaze. 9 1/2 x 8 x 8 in. 24.1 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm
Bari Ziperstein. Hello Youth!, 2018. Stoneware, linen, underglaze & glaze. 14 x 29 x 22 1/4 in. 35.6 x 73.7 x 56.5 c
Bari Ziperstein. A Rich inner content, 2017. Stoneware, underglaze, glaze. 11 1/2 x 9 x 13 in. 29.2 x 22.9 x 33 cm