Jessica Martinkosky
V100
Weyers Cave, VA 24486
Dear Ms. Martinkosky,
I am writing to introduce you to the work of Marilyn Levine. She is a ceramics artist that specializes in making clay appear as leather. Unfortunately she is deceased however; she has dedicated her career to making hyper realistic renderings of leather objects that are entirely made from clay. Although many artists refine, vary or shift styles throughout their careers, Levine stuck to the realistic sculpture she devised 35 years ago as a graduate student at UC Berkeley. A viewer of one of her shows described her as the following "In a lesser artist, this apparent lack of development would be interpreted as a severe limitation. However, in Levine's case, it confirms the unwavering …show more content…
When you look at her work it’s almost as if you can wear or carry the object. You want to reach out a touch it to make sure that what you are seeing is real and if you could touch it than you would really feel the weight of the object. Levine attention to detail is spectacular. Each piece was different wear patterns and stitching you have to admire the amount of time and work that when into each piece. All her pieces are unique nothing looks the same. It’s amazing to think that she make these with her own two hands.
Sincerely,
Olivia Wright
November 3, 2015
Works Cited
Levin, Elaine. Movers & Shakers in American Ceramics: Defining Twentieth Century Ceramics: a Collection of Articles for Ceramics Monthly. Westerville, OH: American Ceramic Society, 2003. Print.
Levine, Marilyn, and Richard Morris. Clay and Glass ’76: Richmond Art Center, Richmond,
California, May 20 to June 20, 1976. San Francisco, Calif. Association of San Franciso
Potters, 1976. Print
Oliver, Myrna. "Marilyn Levine, 69; Her Ceramic Works Looked Like Real Leather." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2005. Web. 2 Nov. 2015.
Treib, Mark. "On Reading Marilyn Levine." Ceramics: Art & Perception 59 (2005): 44-47. Academic Search Complete. Web. 3 Nov. 2015.
"Marilyn Levine Biography Presented by." Marilyn Levine Biography Presented by. Web. 2 Nov.
V100
Weyers Cave, VA 24486
Dear Ms. Martinkosky,
I am writing to introduce you to the work of Marilyn Levine. She is a ceramics artist that specializes in making clay appear as leather. Unfortunately she is deceased however; she has dedicated her career to making hyper realistic renderings of leather objects that are entirely made from clay. Although many artists refine, vary or shift styles throughout their careers, Levine stuck to the realistic sculpture she devised 35 years ago as a graduate student at UC Berkeley. A viewer of one of her shows described her as the following "In a lesser artist, this apparent lack of development would be interpreted as a severe limitation. However, in Levine's case, it confirms the unwavering …show more content…
When you look at her work it’s almost as if you can wear or carry the object. You want to reach out a touch it to make sure that what you are seeing is real and if you could touch it than you would really feel the weight of the object. Levine attention to detail is spectacular. Each piece was different wear patterns and stitching you have to admire the amount of time and work that when into each piece. All her pieces are unique nothing looks the same. It’s amazing to think that she make these with her own two hands.
Sincerely,
Olivia Wright
November 3, 2015
Works Cited
Levin, Elaine. Movers & Shakers in American Ceramics: Defining Twentieth Century Ceramics: a Collection of Articles for Ceramics Monthly. Westerville, OH: American Ceramic Society, 2003. Print.
Levine, Marilyn, and Richard Morris. Clay and Glass ’76: Richmond Art Center, Richmond,
California, May 20 to June 20, 1976. San Francisco, Calif. Association of San Franciso
Potters, 1976. Print
Oliver, Myrna. "Marilyn Levine, 69; Her Ceramic Works Looked Like Real Leather." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2005. Web. 2 Nov. 2015.
Treib, Mark. "On Reading Marilyn Levine." Ceramics: Art & Perception 59 (2005): 44-47. Academic Search Complete. Web. 3 Nov. 2015.
"Marilyn Levine Biography Presented by." Marilyn Levine Biography Presented by. Web. 2 Nov.