Ian Mcmahon Ceramics

The resulting works are contradictory in impression domineering but fragile familiar while avoiding redundancy.

Ian mcmahon ceramics.

Ian mcmahon received his mfa in sculpture and extended media from virginia commonwealth university and his bfa in ceramics from the new york state college of ceramics alfred university. Ian mcmahon sojourn sojourn is a solo exhibition by ian mcmahon comprised of a large scale sculptural installation and video documentation. July 18 through august 31 2014 via the eleventh annual marge brown kalodner graduate student exhibition the clay studio. Ian mcmahon received his mfa in sculpture and extended media from virginia commonwealth university and his bfa in ceramics from the new york state college of ceramics alfred university.

Ian mcmahon was born in ithaca ny. Currently living in hornell ny he is the co founder and co director of the belfry an artist run exhibition venue. He received is bfa in ceramics from alfred university and his mfa in sculpture from virginia commonwealth university with the jacob k. Ian mcmahon received his mfa in sculpture and extended media from virginia commonwealth university and his bfa in ceramics from the new york state college of ceramics alfred university.

From 2009 to 2013 he was a recipient of a jacob k. Free clay with ian mcmahon ashley lyon july 19 august 1. Ian mcmahon received his mfa in sculpture and extended media from virginia commonwealth university and his bfa in ceramics from the new york state college of ceramics alfred university. Printmaking on clay with thomas lucas paul wandless june 7 20.

Cast plaster theater curtain was designed and fabricated into the site constructed with the intention that the work s demise would functioning as the main aspect of the sculpture. Ian mcmahon updated the artwork a momentary event with a sculpture a free standing 1000 lb. Breaking bad habits ceramic workshop with benjamin demott delaney demott july 5 18. His sculpture challenges the permanence of art and the permanence of place through performative and materially focused temporal constructions.

Artist ian mcmahon is a material purist who makes monumental sculptures from raw clay and industrial plaster.