A presentation about Kurt Weisers ceramic artwork; Continental Drift. This presentation includes information about the artist and the artwork itself; where it is situated, what it's about, how it was made etc Created by Georgia Carter-Kanowski and Jordan Moy

1. Kurt Weiser:
Continental Drift
By Georgia Carter-Kanowski and Jordan Moy

2. Kurt Weiser’s Continental
Drift is from a collection of
artwork located in Belleville,
Washington.

3. The artist: Kurt Weiser
 Contemporary ceramic artist
 Born in Lansing, Michigan, 1950
 Studied at Kansas City Art Institute
 Received many awards for his artwork

4. What does the sculpture look like?
 Abstract styled piece made out of porcelain
clay with china paint glaze
 Inspired by the styles of old master’s
paintings
 A dented sphere shape
 Plays tricks on the eye

5. Analysis:
 You can walk around the sculpture as it is a dented
and curved sphere.
 The shape for one is quite unusual. A demented
sphere.
 There is a wide variety of detail used in the artwork
e.g. the woman’s face and background has been
painted smoothly and neatly, the brush strokes are
clean and not obvious
 Movement is represented in the picture continuously.
 The direction of the woman’s head makes the eye
follow and open up to the rest of the work.
 The artwork gives the effect of the woman swallowing
a tree
 There is a definite sense of harmony in this work e.g.
the earthy and deep colours used.

6. Interpretation:
 Weiser’s artwork is based on the relationship
between man and nature.
 His idea Continental Drift was to create a
contemporary ceramics piece inspired by the
style of old master paintings.
 This artwork reflects a peaceful and quiet mood,
which relaxes you.
 The artwork makes you have the desire to study
every detail.
 The aspect of the natural world is reflected
throughout this artwork. E.g. the colours used
represent trees, mountains, water and the sky.
 The woman appears to be lying atop a landscape
of mountains, with the top of a tree escaping her
mouth.

8. What we like about this
piece of artwork:
 We love the detail he’s put into it and the
depth of it.
 We love that the piece reflects so many
emotions through every detail of the piece.
 It has really detailed pictures painted onto
the abstract sphere.
 It is really abstract and interesting as it
plays tricks on the human eye.
 It’s a very effective and beautiful sculpture.

9. We’re really glad we
chose this artwork and
we hope you enjoyed
our presentation on
Kurt Weiser’s:
Continental Drift.

10. Thankyou for
watching, from
Georgia and
Jordan 