Karin Putsch-Grassi is a potter.
Biography
After an apprenticeship in the studio of Albrecht Kiedaisch in Tübingen Putsch-Grassi began her studies in ceramics 1982 at "Istituto statale d’Arte” in Florence with Salvatore and Stefano Cipolla.
Her most recent work follows a newly developed technique named "Figulinae", which consists of assembling soft raw stoneware or porcelain vessels and compressing them to form a new entity.
Putsch-Grassi's work has been exhibited in personal exhibitions in Italy, Germany, Poland and Japan as well as in numerous group exhibitions worldwide. Furthermore, her works are displayed in European Museums. Putsch-Grassi is an elected member of the International Academy of Ceramics.
Awards (selection) 2012 First Prize “Rassegna Internazionale di Ceramica Contemporanea”, Albissola Marittima 2016 Second Prize "Ceramic & Colours Award", Faenza 2021 Third Prize "Premio MIDeC per Design Ceramico", Cerro di Laveno Mombello
References
Sources
Website of the International Academy of Ceramics
Flyer of Karin Putsch-Grassi's Personal Exhibion inside the Civiltà Contadina Museum in Figline Valdarno Catalog of Putsch-Grassi's Kyoto exhibition in 2017 Ceramics Monthly, September 2015, (Statement of Putsch-Grassi and pictures of her work), p. 42 La Ceramica Moderna & Antica”, no. 301, 2018 , , Coverstory, pp. 8–11
Ugo La Pietra. "Fittile. Artigianato artistico Italiano della ceramica contemporanea" , p. 50
Documentation in publications
Ray Hemachandra, Jim Romberg: 500 Raku. Bold Explorations of a Dynamic Ceramics Technique, New York 2011, Linda Kopp: The Best of 500 Ceramics. Celebrating a Decade in Clay, New York 2012, , p. 336 Duncan Hooson, Anthony Quinn: The Workshop Guide to Ceramics: A Fully Illustrated Step-by-Step Manual. Techniques and Principles of Design, Barron's 2012, Edoardo Pilia. Ceramica Artistica: materiali, tecniche, storia, , pp. 98–99 Duncan Hooson and Anthony Quinn. The Workshop Guide to Ceramics, Thames & Hudson, , pp. 211, 218, 248 Ray Hemachandra and Julia Galloway. 500 Vases: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Form, Lark Books, , pp. 68, 272