Mexican potter Gorky Gonzalez Quinones was born on September 27, 1939, in Morelia, Michoacan. His father was a sculptor, teaching him to sculpt at a young age in various materials and techniques. He studied at Instituto Allende as well as Las Escuelas de Arte. In 1962 he traveled to Japan to study ceramics on a two year scholarship. In Japan he met his wife and subsequently had two sons, one of which runs his workshop now.
After returning from Japan, Quionones opened an antique store and stumbled upon two "majolica" pots. Majolica is a nearly extinct glaze technique that was first introduced to Mexico by the Spanish. Quinones established a workshop next to his home in Guanajuato, in an effort to revive the technique. The style is characterized by a thick white glaze with animals, plants and figures with lines and geometric shapes.
His forms were achieved using molds and wheels. His glazes were hand mixed with local minerals and fired in kilns with wood or gas.
Gorky Quinones' work has been exhibited in Mexico and abroad and he has won many recognitions and awards.
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