Bigger, Better, More: The Art of Viola Frey | 2009

Essays by Davira S. Taragin, Patterson Sims, and Susan Jeffries
Hudson Hills Press, Manchester, VT

“At times, photographer, painter, sculptor but always a ceramicist, Viola Frey was a particularly innovative artist who found inspiration in everyday objects and materials. Best known for her large-scale statues, or ‘monumental figures’ and bricolage assemblages, her work is often referred to as ‘anthropological in its many references to popular culture, the visual arts and the history of ceramics’. Having studied as a graduate student under Mark Rothko, Frey’s art also conveys emotion in her use of color. It is with color and contemporary objects collected in her many travels across the United States that Frey explores the notion of aging, the nature of human relationships and also what defines a life in 20th century society. This book follows Frey’s career from her time as a student through to her years exhibiting at the Whitney Museum of Modern Art and the Victoria and Albert Museum. New facts and interpretations of her life’s work and how it figured into California’s Bay Area art scene and into the larger context of 20th century art and ceramics are also discussed.” – Publisher’s summary

This book accompanied a traveling exhibition of the same name.

Hardcover or softcover, shrink wrapped
10 x 10.25 inches
133 pages, 22 color plates
ISBN: 1555953069