Arthur Merric Boyd Ceramics

Boyd represented australia with arthur streeton at the venice biennale in 1958 where his bride series was well received.

Arthur merric boyd ceramics.

The boyd family of many generations includes painters sculptors architects and other arts. Commencing with the manufacture of functional domestic ware to meet post war demands the focus of the studio changed by the late 1940s with the production of more colourful experimental and vibrant one. William merric boyd known more as merric boyd 24 june 1888 9 september 1959 was an australian artist active as a ceramicist sculptor and extensive chronicling of his family and environs in pencil drawing he held the fine mythic distinction of being the father of australian studio pottery. He was affiliated with the antipodeans a group of painters founded in 1959 and supported by australian art historian bernard smith.

Born in 1920 he was instructed by his father william merric boyd in the art of ceramics and painting in the heidelberg tradition by his grandfather. Arthur merric boyd and neil douglas mirage painted ceramic pla arthur merric bloomfield boyd 1920 1999 a single handled jug arthur merric boyd 1920 1999 wheel thrown glazed earthenware. Arthur merric boyd amb pottery was established in 1944 by artists arthur boyd and john perceval together with artist and philosopher peter herbst and was located at murrumbeena in melbourne.