Lidya Buzio

The forms and surfaces reference cityscapes and abstractions using a bright color palette.

Lidya buzio. Her early years as an artist were influenced by her close association with the torres garcia family and the artists of the taller torres garcia among whom were her teachers. A unique talent in the world of ceramics buzio learned to create form and shape clay sculptures from the master ceramicist jose collell based on ancient amerindian practices. 1948 montevideo uruguay d. Lidya buzio 1948 september 30 2014 was an uruguayan born american ceramist.

Her process began with earthenware slabs that she manipulated into abstract vessel forms or multi piece small scale sculptures. Jose montes guillermo fernandez horacio torres and jose collell. 1948 montevideo uruguay d. Lidya buzio uruguayan born american ceramicist.

2014 greenport new york. Born in montevideo she studied with artists of the taller torres garcia in that city before moving to new york city in 1971. She crafted mainly burnished black pots onto which she would paint scenes of new york rooftops. View lidya buzios artworks on artnet.

Lidya buzio quoted in garth clarks essay the house at 5510 lidya buzio ceramics cecilia de torres ltd 2012 the effect offered by buzio whether in clay or wood is an illusory one a magical feast a post structural ensemble of playful extruded forms. In the 1990s she moved again to the north fork of long island.