Andrew McIntyre

BIOGRAPHY

Andrew McIntyre received his MFA from Syracuse University in 2015, and his BFA from The University of Mississippi in 2011.  While in graduate school, he was a resident at The Pottery Workshop in Jingdezhen, China and at Golden Bridge Pottery in Pondicherry, India.
In May of 2018, he was recognized as one of Ceramic Monthly’s Emerging Artists. He has been featured in several significant ceramic art publications such as Ceramics Monthly, including being featured on the cover of Pottery Making Illustrated. Andrew has been a visiting artist at Hinds Community College and Northwest Community College. Previously a technician and instructor of ceramics at The University of Mississippi Andrew has exhibited work nationally and internationally. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Ceramics at Baylor University in Waco, TX.  

ARTIST STATEMENT

As a potter, my goal is to make ceramic objects that move in and out of someone’s home that will enhance their experiences of intimacy, consumption and nourishment. Reflecting on my past of southern culture combined with my experiences of other cultures around the world, the foundation of my work is the idea of community and relationships created at the table. By making handmade utilitarian objects, I hope these forms encourage a unique trust and relationship between the maker and the user.

I have always been drawn to aspects of nature and architecture through structure, volume, movement and repetition of line. For this recent series of work, I explore beauty within the mark of the hand and the mark of flame. I draw influence from the curvilinear lines and undulations of space from 20th century Art Nouveau Architecture, emphasizing these elements within the physical form and surface design, through the seductive process of wood firing.

I find that the process of making and firing tends to answer ongoing questions as well as form new ones. I continue to investigate the unique and intimate relationship between object, user, time, and space not only through a visual and physical experience, but a visceral one. I want my pots to beg your attention and spur curiosity. My hope is that my pots will live to serve beautiful moments where relationships and experiences are a celebration of life.

Website: www.andrewmcintyreceramics.com
Instagram : @andrewmcintyreceramics