Karin Putsch-Grassi
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Karin Putsch-Grassi is a potter.


Biography

After an apprenticeship in the studio of Albrecht Kiedaisch in Tübingen Putsch-Grassi began her studies in ceramics 1982 at " Istituto statale d’Arte” in Florence with Salvatore and Stefano Cipolla. Her most recent work follows a newly developed technique named "Figulinae", which consists of assembling soft raw stoneware or porcelain vessels and compressing them to form a new entity. Putsch-Grassi's work has been exhibited in personal exhibitions in Italy, Germany, Poland and Japan as well as in numerous group exhibitions worldwide. Furthermore, her works are displayed in European Museums. Putsch-Grassi is an elected member of the
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Awards (selection)

* 2012 First Prize “Rassegna Internazionale di Ceramica Contemporanea”, Albissola Marittima * 2016 Second Prize "Ceramic & Colours Award", Faenza * 2021 Third Prize "Premio MIDeC per Design Ceramico", Cerro di Laveno Mombello "Premio MIDeC per Design Ceramico", 2021, II edizione
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References


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Website of the International Academy of CeramicsFlyer of Karin Putsch-Grassi's Personal Exhibion inside the Civiltà Contadina Museum in Figline ValdarnoCatalog of Putsch-Grassi's Kyoto exhibition in 2017Ceramics Monthly, September 2015, (Statement of Putsch-Grassi and pictures of her work)
p. 42
La Ceramica Moderna & Antica”, no. 301, 2018
, Coverstory, pp. 8–11 * * Ugo La Pietra
Artigianato artistico Italiano della ceramica contemporanea"
p. 50


Documentation in publications

* Ray Hemachandra, Jim Romberg: ''500 Raku. Bold Explorations of a Dynamic Ceramics Technique'', New York 2011, * Linda Kopp: ''The Best of 500 Ceramics. Celebrating a Decade in Clay, New York 2012'', , p. 336 * Duncan Hooson, Anthony Quinn: ''The Workshop Guide to Ceramics: A Fully Illustrated Step-by-Step Manual. Techniques and Principles of Design'', Barron's 2012, * Edoardo Pilia. ''Ceramica Artistica: materiali, tecniche, storia'', , pp. 98–99 * Duncan Hooson and Anthony Quinn. ''The Workshop Guide to Ceramics'', Thames & Hudson, , pp. 211, 218, 248 * Ray Hemachandra and Julia Galloway. ''500 Vases: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Form'', Lark Books, , pp. 68, 272


External links


Website
Karin Putsch-Grassi
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of the exhibition „Terre lavorate“ {{DEFAULTSORT:Putsch-Grassi, Karin 1960 births Living people 20th-century German artists 20th-century German women artists 21st-century German women artists Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London German potters Women potters German ceramists German women ceramists