Using a variety of mediums and glazes to create each piece, Paul Tamanian creates sculpture each with its own unique sense of style. Elegant, fluid and often very sensual forms and shapes that sometimes seem to defy gravity are the trademark of Tamanian's style.
Tamanian rolls, pounds, scrapes, sands, fires, glazes, paints, sandblasts and stains each piece until it meets his expectations. Each piece of artwork is a result of years of research and experimentation with clay and aluminum bodies, glazes, firing techniques and even techniques not normally associated with ceramic or metal works. His body of work is ever evolving and is a reflection of his constant effort to stretch and experiment with what he has already achieved.
Paul Tamanian started his career in the arts as a ceramist. Unlike most ceramic artists, though, he did not settle on one style -- a limited set of shapes with similar glazes. Tamanian is, instead, an intrepid experimenter. An examination of his work over the past ten years reveals movement from small, slab built vases to larger, organic forms, including his highly successful "Tusks," then on to very large vases (3 feet tall or more.) His works became more sculptural than nominally utilitarian.