{"title":"Daga Pottery","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMaigonis, or Maigon, attended the famous Adelaide School of Art where he learned sculpture and studio ceramics. Daga spent his time at school perfecting his craft, and after he graduated he began his independent pottery firm in 1954.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEarly Daga pottery is very modernist and looks strikingly dissimilar to most of his later pieces. Daga worked mainly in functional forms, but he would slip-cast singularly decorative pieces as well. The pottery is a masterclass in shaping work, and Daga kept his glazing and finishing simple during his Australian phase. Most of these works are earth-toned monochromatic, dichromatic, or a well-blended similarly-hued palate. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHis studio gained admirable success, but he closed it down to move to the U.S. in 1964. Maigon created pottery from his own home in America until 1970 when he opened his second studio “Daga Design Studio” in Minneapolis. The 1970s saw a lot of commissioned lines from Daga, and his focus was on increasing the popularity of his studio and retaining work. Then, in the 1980s, Daga began his second era of art pottery creation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis later, American art pottery centers around small animal forms on decorative plinths, and shows off Daga’s marvelous sculpting ability. The plinths are solid granite, and the ceramic sculptures on top take natural forms - some abstract and some representational.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAlmost all of Daga's works are marked with an incised “Daga”. Some feature an engraved, form number - this is especially common on his earlier pieces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMaigonis Daga passed away in 2001 and the “Daga Design Studio” ceased production for several years. The pottery that Daga produced is both familiar, and enchantingly distant. Natural tones blended with modernist, artificial shapes evoke this feeling in his early work. The harsh granite beneath comfortable, rustic sculptures do the same in his later work. The mark that Daga left on the art pottery world will not be easily forgotten, and his art remains timeless.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca id=\"myBtn\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"daga-studio-vintage-art-pottery-ceramic-gorilla-figurine-on-a-rock-75","title":"Daga Studio Vintage Art Pottery Ceramic Gorilla Figurine On A Rock 75","description":"\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eDaga Studio Vintage Art Pottery Ceramic Gorilla Figurine On A Rock 75 \r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge and very handsome gorilla figure on a dark green granite slab. \r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent original condition. No chips, cracks, damage or repair of any kind. \r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBottom marked Daga. \r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTotal dimensions with base are 10 1\/4\" tall and 10 3\/4\" wide. Sculpture alone is 9 1\/2\" tall and 5 3\/4\" wide. \r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClean and estate fresh.\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaigon Daga emigrated from Latvia and settled in the Minneapolis\/St Paul area in the 1950s. Daga is recognized for his art deco and modern forms as well as superior, organic, earth tone glazes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Just Art Pottery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48483759194329,"sku":"097497","price":390.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0244\/5885\/4477\/files\/97497-02jpg_bc3531be-4cf5-4270-be2c-9dbd61eca4d4.jpg?v=1772613001"},{"product_id":"daga-studio-vintage-art-pottery-ceramic-elephant-statue-figurine-sculpture-20b","title":"Daga Studio Vintage Art Pottery Ceramic Elephant Statue Figurine Sculpture 20B","description":"\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eDaga Studio Vintage Art Pottery Ceramic Elephant Statue Figurine Sculpture 20B \r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBottled brown elephant on a rough granite slab. \r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent original condition. No chips, cracks, damage or repair of any kind. \r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTotal dimensions with base are 6 1\/2\" tall and 7 1\/2\" wide. Sculpture alone is 5 3\/4\" tall and 7 1\/4\" wide. \r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClean and estate fresh.\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaigon Daga emigrated from Latvia and settled in the Minneapolis\/St Paul area in the 1950s. 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