Introducing Peter Pincus

July 1, 2014

Hello All, and welcome to my guest blog extravaganza!

Allow me to bend your ear about my upcoming show Sleep, In Spite Of The Storm. In just a few short weeks, July 12^th at 3pm to be exact, the doors at Main Street Arts will open and I invite you all to attend. If you do make it, you’ll find an installation of brightly colored porcelain pots, vessels and containers, which are presented in this case as sculpture. It’s an admittedly challenging exhibition for most gallery goers, hence my guest blogging for the next month, which will hopefully clarify my intentions. It’s going to be a wild ride, so stick with me.

Two cups waiting for their pedestals at Main Street Arts

But before we get into all of that, let me introduce myself. My name is Peter Pincus. Born and raised in Rochester, NY, I now live and make ceramic art in Penfield, NY. Yes, Rochester has claimed me, as it does so many others who love the seasons, the manageable, accessible city size, the budding artistic community, and of course, Wegmans! I’m a proud husband, father, artist and teacher. I received my undergraduate and graduate degrees at Alfred University, and I now work all around town, as the Studio Manager and Resident Artist Coordinator of the Genesee Center for Arts and Education and Adjunct Professor wherever I’m needed. My work travels all around this great nation with regularity, however it doesn’t often land here at home. That is why I’m investing as heavily as possible in Sleep, In Spite Of The Storm.

Now for the big question… Do I make pottery? No. Well, yes and no. I’ve focused for fifteen years on the study of pottery, but my work rests in a grey area that is closer to a painting of a pot than a pot itself. I know what you’re thinking – that sounds like the musing of an academic. And it is! That’s the beauty of making, you get to present ideas through materials. I see pottery as undervalued in my place and time, and therefore I present it to you in a different light.

I actively post on Instagram (@peterpincusporcelain) – check it out for pictures that will give you a glimpse into my studio process from beginning to end.