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Funk art is an art movement inspired by popular culture that used an unlikely mixture of materials and techniques, including found objects. It was a reaction against the nonobjectivity of abstract expressionism. The movement’s name is derived from the musical term ‘funky’, describing the passionate, sensuous, and quirky. It was a popular art form in the 1960s and 1970s, mainly in the United States. Funk artists treated their work with humour, confrontation, baudiness and autobiographical references. They sought to reintroduce social responsibility into contemporary art.

Important funk artists include Roy De Forest, Robert Hudson, Manuel Neri, Gladys Nilsson, Jim Nutt and William T. Wiley. Non-functional ceramic art was an important element in the Funk art movement, especially in Regina and the San Francisco Bay Area . Among the important ceramicists in the Funk movement are Robert Arneson and his students at University of California, Davis: Margaret Dodd, David Gilhooly, Chris Unterseher and Peter Vandenberge.

References

Dempsey, Amy, Styles, Schools and Movements, The Essential Encyclopaedic Guide to Modern Art, New York, Thames & Hudson, 2005.
San Jose Museum of Art, The Lighter Side of Bay Area Figuration, San Jose, California, San Jose Museum of Art, 2000.
The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery

Gallery of funk art

I'm All A TWit, acrylic reverse painting on vinyl window shade with enamel on wood by Jim Nutt, 1969, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
'Planter Bob', terracotta by Robert Arneson, c. 1978, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu

'Planter Bob', terracotta by Robert Arneson, c. 1978, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu
'Small Glyptodont', glazed earthenware sculpture by David Gilhooly, 1969, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu

'Small Glyptodont', glazed earthenware sculpture by David Gilhooly, 1969, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu

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 '''Funk art''' is an art movement inspired by popular culture that used an unlikely mixture of materials and techniques, including found objects.  It was a reaction against the nonobjectivity of [[abstract expressionism]].  The movement’s name is derived from the musical term ‘[[Funk|funky]]’, describing the passionate, sensuous, and quirky. It was a popular art form in the [[1960s]] and [[1970s]], mainly in the United States.  Funk artists treated their work with humour, confrontation, baudiness and autobiographical references. They sought to reintroduce social responsibility into contemporary art.
-Important funk artists include [[Roy De Forest]], [[Robert Hudson (art)|Robert Hudson]], [[Manuel Neri]], [[Gladys Nilsson]], [[Jim Nutt]] and [[William T. Wiley (artist)|William T. Wiley]].  Non-functional ceramic art was an important element in the '''Funk art''' movement, especially in Regina and the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] .  Among the important ceramicists in the Funk movement are [[Robert Arneson]] and his students at [[University of California, Davis]]: [[Margaret Dodd]], [[David Gilhooly]], [[Chris Unterseher]] and [[Peter Vandenberge]].
+Important funk artists include [[Roy De Forest]], [[Robert Hudson (art)|Robert Hudson]], [[Manuel Neri]], [[Gladys Nilsson]], [[Jim Nutt]] and [[William T. Wiley]].  Non-functional ceramic art was an important element in the '''Funk art''' movement, especially in Regina and the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] .  Among the important ceramicists in the Funk movement are [[Robert Arneson]] and his students at [[University of California, Davis]]: [[Margaret Dodd]], [[David Gilhooly]], [[Chris Unterseher]] and [[Peter Vandenberge]].
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