Contrast is a constant element in life and nature. We see a community garden that grows wild in the heart of a bustling, structured city. We see a rose sit on a stem of thorns. Also, life and nature provide constant inspiration for movement and sensuality.These elements, contrast, movement and sensuality, provide the basis for my ceramic work. As in nature, there is often a clear delineation between light and dark. One always follows the other. I use curvaceous, yet exact and crisp, lines to make the same distinction in my work. As each piece is viewed, each pose should present a different image to the viewer while part of the piece is shadowed. These lines also elicit a movement that suggests a dance between the piece and the viewer. This is where I find my inspiration to continue creating.
Peter Cunicelli is a Philadelphia artist who has been working with clay since 2000. As a student at The Clay Studio, he discovered hand built vessels and soon began rolling out slabs of his own. During this time, he began developing forms by studying traditional thrown forms and cutting templates. He has experimented with a variety of glazes and techniques and has worked in Raku, wood fire, porcelain, paper clay, cassius bassalt and other stonewares. His current studio practice builds and expands upon the desire to create forms that push the boundaries of form that are balanced between the dramatic and the refined.
2018
Master Artisan Status, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, April
2017
Best in Category, Manayunk Fine Arts and Crafts Festival, June
2014
On/Off, Show of Hands Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, January
2010
George School, Solo Show, Newtown, PA, December
2005
New Work, Work In Progress Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, April
2004
Forms, Café Lift, Philadelphia, PA, April
2018
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Annual Juried Exhibition, Reading, PA, May
Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2018, Philadelphia, PA, June
Rittenhouse Fall Fine Crafts Show, Featured, Philadelphia, PA, October
2017
3rd Street Gallery Associates II Group Show, We Persist, April
Manayunk Fine Arts and Crafts Show, Winner, Best in Category, June
2016
Space, Oddities and other Changes, 3rd Street Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, March
2016 Haddonfield Fine Craft Shows, Haddonfield, NJ, July
2014
Rittenhouse Spring Fine Crafts Show, Philadelphia, PA, May
Rittenhouse Fall Fine Crafts Show, Philadelphia, PA, October
Philadelphia Art Alliance Shop on the Square, Philadelphia, PA, December
2013
Germantown Friends Craft Show, Emerging Artist, Philadelphia, PA, March
Philadelphia Invitational Furniture Show, Philadelphia, PA, April
Haddonfield Fine Crafts Show, Haddonfield, NJ, July
Philadelphia Clay Exhibition, Invitational, Philadelphia, PA, August-October
2012
"CFEVA Artist Custom Exhibition", MyCIO, The Ciera Center, Philadelphia, PA, March
Radley Run Country Club Art Show, West Chester, PA, March
2011
Radley Run Country Club Art Show, West Chester, PA, March
2010
Art of the State: Philadelphia 2010, Philadelphia, PA, June
2008
Art of the State: Philadelphia 2008, Philadelphia, PA, June
2007
Urban Outfitters Corporate Center, Philadelphia, PA, September
Pocket Utopia presents Etsy, Brooklyn, NY, December
2006
Motion, Afif Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, April
