Page loaded successfully. Showing keywords for Stephen DeStaebler.
Artist Keywords
Keywords page for Stephen DeStaebler ((1933 - 2011)), known for Monumental ceramic figure sculpture. Showing associated keywords and tags.
Stephen DeStaebler KEYWORDS
1933 St. Louis, Missouri - 2011 Berkeley, California. Known for: Monumental ceramic figure sculpture.
Interview with Stephen De Staebler, 1995 . Copyright by Jessie Benton Evans. Jessie Benton Evans: Did you always want to be a sculptor?. Stephen De Staebler: I wanted to be an artist, but for reasons... Read full biography
Interview with Stephen De Staebler, 1995 . Copyright by Jessie Benton Evans. Jessie Benton Evans: Did you always want to be a sculptor?. Stephen De Staebler: I wanted to be an artist, but for reasons I'm not quite clear about, I went to a university with no art department. I had to major in my... Read full biography
Interview with Stephen De Staebler, 1995 . Copyright by Jessie Benton Evans. Jessie Benton Evans: Did you always want to be a sculptor?. Stephen De Staebler: I wanted to be an artist, but for reasons I'm not quite clear about, I went to a university with no art department. I had to major in my junior year, so I thought, "The closest thing to art is art history." Wrong. That's when I gained a first-hand understanding of the conflict between the hemispheres of the brain. Art history is... Read full biography
Interview with Stephen De Staebler, 1995 . Copyright by Jessie Benton Evans. Jessie Benton Evans: Did you always want to be a sculptor?. Stephen De Staebler: I wanted to be an artist, but for reasons I'm not quite clear about, I went to a university with no art department. I had to major in my junior year, so I thought, "The closest thing to art is art history." Wrong. That's when I gained a first-hand understanding of the conflict between the hemispheres of the brain. Art history is essentially a linear discipline, and art-making is a right hemispheric function. It's like oil and water. My way out of the crisis in the first semester was to major in religion. It was wonderful and terrible. I learned about any number of religious... Read full biography
Interview with Stephen De Staebler, 1995 . Copyright by Jessie Benton Evans. Jessie Benton Evans: Did you always want to be a sculptor?. Stephen De Staebler: I wanted to be an artist, but for reasons I'm not quite clear about, I went to a university with no art department. I had to major in my junior year, so I thought, "The closest thing to art is art history." Wrong. That's when I gained a first-hand understanding of the conflict between the hemispheres of the brain. Art history is essentially a linear discipline, and art-making is a right hemispheric function. It's like oil and water. My way out of the crisis in the first semester was to major in religion. It was wonderful and terrible. I learned about any number of religious experiences -- other people's -- and became extremely frustrated. In art it would be like being told, "Oh, how wonderful it is to pick up the brush... Read full biography
Stephen DeStaebler - Artist Info
About Stephen DeStaebler: Keywords
Keywords (22)
Art Method
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Art Pottery
- •Bronze
- •Ceramic Art, Porcelain, Design and/or Decoration
- •Ceramics
- •Clay, Earthenware Vessels
- •Stained Glass Design, Restoration, Crafting
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Commemorative, Memorial, Monument
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Hand-Crafted Objects
Art Teacher
- •Ben Shahn
- •Peter Voulkos
- •Robert Motherwell
Art School
- •Black Mountain College, North Carolina, Student
- •San Francisco Art Institute, Teacher
Awards/Recognition
- •Fulbright Grant, Fellowship
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Karen and Robert Duncan Collection, Lincoln NE
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Ceramic Specialty
- •Figure Specialty