Tag Archives: Ceramics

1994: Vase

Posted on August 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

Ai Weiwei: Coca-Cola Vase (1994)

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5th Century BC: Rhyton

Posted on August 26, 2017 by corvusfugit

Brygos: Rhyton [drinking vessel] in the shape of a dog’s head (early 5th century BC) (source)

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1884: Joseph Arch’s Hands

Posted on August 25, 2017 by corvusfugit

Born the son of a farmworker, Joseph Arch started work at the age of nine—first as a crow-scarer, then as a plough-boy. Eventually, he mastered a range of skills that allowed him to move around the Midlands and South Wales, … Continue reading →

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2012: Moon

Posted on August 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

Yee Sookyun: Translated Vase 2012 TVW The Moon 1 (2012) (source)

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2015: Ink

Posted on July 19, 2017 by corvusfugit

Jessica Harrison paints tattoos on found ceramic figures: Painted Lady (14), 2015 See more here.

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1710: Anonymous Violin

Posted on June 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

Then indeed the marvellous instrument appeared in all its unrivalled splendor. Its graceful curves, its fugitive lines of beauty were such as might drive a Stradivarius wild. Its glaze was of an incomparable limpidity, and the blue in its design … Continue reading →

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