Malcolm Mobutu Smith is the Director of Graduate Studies and an Associate Professor at Indiana University. As a ceramic sculptor, Smith is guided by improvisation merging the graphic with form in space, Smith’s work relies on wheel-thrown and hand-built forms. His work is most commonly presented as abstractions of cups, bottles, and vases. Informing these intersections are his interests in letterforms, graffiti art, and jazz.

This lecture is made possible thanks to support from the MSU Clay Club.