Tony Evans (1942-2009) Welsh/American, Ceramic Raku Vessel. Delicate colors on the ashy surface give an iridescent appearance. Signed and numbered 514 on the underside. Comes with certificate of originality which is also signed by the artist and gives information about the ancient Japanese form as well as the artist and his process. 

Size: 12 x 12 x 7 in. 

Anthony Glyn “Tony” Evans was born in Wales in 1942, a polymath, scientist, and artist renowned for his contributions to both engineering and ceramics. He began his career studying materials science at Imperial College, working at prestigious institutions like the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell and UCLA, and his innovative research on ceramic fracture and subcritical crack growth in glass earned him the highest honors in science and engineering, including a fellowship with the Royal Society and membership in the National Academy of Engineering. Evans permanently relocated to the United States in the 1970s, settling in California to teach and work at Rockwell Science Center, where he initiated a collaborative study concerning the detection of strength limiting flaws in ceramics while also studying stress fractures on both nuclear weapons and power plants, and soon he was making weekly trips to Washington D.C. during which he first encountered Japanese raku pottery at an exhibition in the Smithsonian. He left academic work to become a sculptor full-time, obsessed with perfecting the technique, giving lectures at Harvard and Princeton while building his own home studio, and devoted his final years to producing a vast array of plates, sculptures, and other objects in ceramics, art glass, and mixed media. Tragically, he was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer in 2009, dying before the end of the year despite a grueling battle with the disease, but he completed a stunningly vast body of works that are displayed in museums across the globe and collected worldwide, and his innovative glaze techniques continue to influence contemporary ceramics artists.

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