Ceramic Vessel on a Plinth (P240)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Martin Smith
Title
Ceramic Vessel on a Plinth
Made in
London
Date
1980
Description
Abstract square form contstructed from cast pieces of red earthenware.
Materials and techniques
Oxidised red earthenware. Press-moulded from plaster moulds; the form in two parts and the plinth in one. Fired to 1050 deg. C, and all outside surfaces ground flat. Inside textured with slip made from the sameclay and fired to 1030 deg.C. The three individual elements bonded together with epoxy adhesives.
Dimensions
height: 37cm
width: 21cm
depth: 12cm
Object number
P240
Category
Maker's statement
This piece continues my investigation into the use of the vessel form as a vehicle for the articulation of both interior and exterior space and through the use of an ambiguous form for it to occupy a visual space not necessarily limited by its physical dimensions. It is one of the first to use the device of a receding corner to produce a contained space on the exterior surface of the piece.