Karen Thuesen Massaro

Karen Thuesen Massaro
Rayuwa
Haihuwa	Kwapanhagan, 1944 (81/82 shekaru)
ƙasa	Daular Denmark Tarayyar Amurka
Karatu
Makaranta	University of Massachusetts Amherst (en) University at Buffalo (en)
Sana'a
Sana'a	ceramicist (en)
Wurin aiki	Santa Cruz (en)

Karen Thuesen Massaro (an haife ta a shekara ta 1944) ƙwararren mai zane-zanen yumbu ne da ke aiki a Amurka wanda aka sani da ƙirƙirar tsare-tsare marasa tsari na abubuwan sassaka ta hanyar aikinta. Tana sha'awar bincika abubuwan da aka ɓoye, ta yi gwaji da jigogi daban-daban ciki har da maimaita siffofi da canjin yanayin saman, sarari mara kyau, da kuma tsarin siffofi na abubuwa na halitta. Massaro tana ƙirƙirar yawancin ayyukanta ta hanyar ɗaukar kayan zahiri, kamar 'ya'yan itace, ƙera su daga yumbu, da kuma ƙawata su da alamu. Magudanar ta tana sa abubuwa na yau da kullun su zama kamar ba su da sauƙi. Waɗannan gwaje-gwajen suna ba ta damar bincika launi da siffa ta hanyoyi masu rikitarwa.

Ilimi da aiki

A shekarar 1966, Massaro ta kammala karatun digiri a Jami'ar Jihar New York (SUNY) da ke Buffalo tare da digiri na farko a fannin ilimin fasaha. A shekara mai zuwa, ta ci gaba da karatun digiri na biyu a Jami'ar Massachusetts, Amherst . [1] Da farko ta kammala karatunta don lasisin koyarwa kuma ta zama malamar fasaha ta makarantar firamare a Warwick, New York daga 1966 zuwa 1967. [ ana buƙatar ambato ] Daga nan Massaro ta koma makaranta ta sami digirin Master of Fine Arts a Jami'ar Wisconsin—Madison a 1972. [1] Yayin da take neman digirin MFA, Massaro ta fara gwaji da yumbu. Bayan ta sami digirin masters, ta fara koyar da ɗaliban makarantar firamare kayan yumbu. [2]

A shekarun 1970, ta ƙaura daga makarantun firamare zuwa kwalejoji da jami'o'i, tana aiki a matsayin mataimakiyar farfesa a fannin fasaha a Kwalejin Beloit daga 1972-77 kuma malamar sashen fasaha a Jami'ar Wisconsin—Madison a 1976 da 1978. Ta kasance mai fasaha a shirin Fasaha/Masana'antu a Kamfanin Kohler da ke Sheboygan, WI, a 1984. Daga ƙarshe, ta zauna a Santa Cruz, CA, inda ta zama mai fasaha a ɗakin studio kuma malamar jami'a a Jami'ar California, Santa Cruz . Daga 1996 zuwa 1997, ta kasance mai kula da baƙo a Gidan Tarihi na Santa Cruz County, wanda yanzu ɓangare ne na Gidan Tarihi na Fasaha na Santa Cruz. A cikin shekarun 1990, Massaro ta yi tafiya a matsayin mai magana da kuma shugabar bita. Ta yi jawabi a Cibiyar Fasaha ta Mendocino da ke Mendocino, CA, Kwalejin Butter da ke Orville, CA, Jami'ar Wisconsin—Madison a Madison, WI, Jami'ar Wisconsin—Eau Claire, a eau Claire, WI, da Jami'ar Oregon—Eugene a Eugene, OR. Massaro ta kuma yi aiki a Majalisar Ƙasa kan Ilimi don Fasahar Ceramic (NCECA) a matsayin darakta a cikin 1977 da kuma shugabar baje kolin daga 1978 zuwa 1980. Ita ma memba ce a Majalisar Sana'o'in Amurka.

Bayanin Mai Zane

Da aka yi mata tambaya game da aikinta, Massaro ta ce:

"Babban burina shine in bincika maimakon yin kwafi. Yawancin lokacin mutum yana ɓatar da shi a cikin situdiyo, tsarin da kansa ya kamata ya zama mai jan hankali. Ina ƙoƙarin tunanin yadda launuka da alamu za su iya karantawa. Abin mamaki ne yadda haɗa halaye masu rikitarwa na layuka masu maimaitawa, tare da launi da ƙima, za su iya aiki tare da sassa da ra'ayoyi da yawa. Komai yana iya canzawa har sai an kunna shi na ƙarshe; bayan haka, aikin yana kan kansa."