Pot (P408)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Angus Suttie
Title
Pot
Made in
London
Date
1989
Description
Earthenware pot in an abstract shape with two narrow openings, decorated with a white and blue-dot design in some parts.
Materials and techniques
Red earthenware clay, glaze fired to 1150 deg.C. Handbuilt, improvised in the making.
Dimensions
height: 39cm
width: 21.5cm
depth: 50cm
Object number
P408
Category
References
From Precepts to Praxis: The Origins of British Studio Pottery in Things of Beauty Growing, by Julian Stair. 2018.
Maker's statement
The piece belongs to the last group of work which takes, as a starting point, things I like about Moche and Vicus Peruvian pots. From Moche I used the idea of two elements which are joined to make one pot - together but separate; from Vicus pots I took an awkward handling of the clay. I wanted to make a pot which is emotionally honest about separation and loss but also about stability and holding on. Any conflict in the piece is because of the irresolution of these two aims. The pot, however, I hope is firstly a visually interesting object.