Ken Price’s sculpture exhibition entitled Ken Price Sculpture: A Retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a breathtaking collection of various styles of ceramic work. Price’s ability to combine geometric and biomorphic qualities in one piece makes his work confusing in a way that attracts and compels you. His mastery of shape as well as his manipulation and knowledge of color make for exceedingly impressive works of art. His creation of bright lumps and darker, straight-edge pieces shows his variety and only makes you value him as an artist even more.

What sets Price apart from many successful artists is his ability not to take himself too seriously. His work has a happy and loose element to it, making the audience feel comfortable and pleasantly intrigued by his art. Every part of his work has a somewhat silly quality to it, including the titles, which are humorous interpretations of the art itself. For example, one piece entitled “Avocado Mountain” truly looks like a significant pile of avocados. I found myself smiling by the time I left. Price has the talent of lifting spirits and creating joy from visual objects. Many times I feel as if art is too abstract in it’s meaning or too literal, but Price has found the perfect combination of conceptual and simple. Unfortunately, this phenomenal show has come to an end, but I sincerely suggest ordering a book of his work.