Betty Woodman (American, 1930–2018). Still Life Vase #10, 1990. Glazed earthenware, 32 1/2 x 39 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (82.6 x 101 x 26.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Laurence Shopmaker in memory of Scott Burton , 1992.109. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1992.109_side1_PS2.jpg)
Betty Woodman (American, 1930–2018). Still Life Vase #10, 1990. Glazed earthenware, 32 1/2 x 39 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (82.6 x 101 x 26.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Laurence Shopmaker in memory of Scott Burton , 1992.109. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1992.109_side2_PS2.jpg)
Still Life Vase #10
Betty Woodman
Contemporary Art
Betty Woodman is one of the preeminent ceramic artists working today. In her pieces she combines traditional techniques and materials with her own innovations, constantly crossing the boundaries between fine arts and crafts to extend the possibilities of ceramics. Still-Life Vase #10, from a series begun in 1990, displays the boldness of this artist’s approach. A fully developed large vase is the core of the piece, but its form gets almost obliterated by the dramatically painted surface. Large protruding wings, or handles, attached at the sides are themselves shaped as incomplete, flat vessels adorned with handles and other protrusions. Thus, the piece presents an arrangement of objects in space, a fundamental feature of the still-life genre in visual art.
MEDIUM
Glazed earthenware
DATES
1990
DIMENSIONS
32 1/2 x 39 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (82.6 x 101 x 26.7 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Contemporary Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
1992.109
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Laurence Shopmaker in memory of Scott Burton
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Betty Woodman (American, 1930–2018). Still Life Vase #10, 1990. Glazed earthenware, 32 1/2 x 39 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (82.6 x 101 x 26.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Laurence Shopmaker in memory of Scott Burton
, 1992.109. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1992.109_side1_PS2.jpg)
IMAGE
profile, side 1, 1992.109_side1_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2007
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