Form
November 2010 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Alexandra Engelfriet (born 1959)
Form
2010
Dutch artist Alexandra Englefriet’s practice ranges from sculptural pieces to performance-based land art. She has used her body as a mark-making tool, creating vast ephemeral works across mudflats and other sites. This piece, which was fired in a large trench kiln dug into the ground, shows a similarly rugged approach in its handling of clay.
Made in Saint-Martin-de-Salencey, France
Stoneware, hand-built, wood-fired
Museum no. C.13-2011
Acquired through the generosity of Gerard and Sarah Griffin
Form
2010
Dutch artist Alexandra Englefriet’s practice ranges from sculptural pieces to performance-based land art. She has used her body as a mark-making tool, creating vast ephemeral works across mudflats and other sites. This piece, which was fired in a large trench kiln dug into the ground, shows a similarly rugged approach in its handling of clay.
Made in Saint-Martin-de-Salencey, France
Stoneware, hand-built, wood-fired
Museum no. C.13-2011
Acquired through the generosity of Gerard and Sarah Griffin
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, wood-fired |
| Brief description | Form, stoneware, wood-fired in a trench kiln in France, Alexandra Engelfriet, The Netherlands, 2010. |
| Physical description | Roughly-hewn horizontal stoneware form, wood-fired in a trench kiln. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Unmarked) |
| Gallery label | Alexandra Engelfriet (born 1959)
Form
2010
Dutch artist Alexandra Englefriet’s practice ranges
from sculptural pieces to performance-based land
art. She has used her body as a mark-making tool,
creating vast ephemeral works across mudflats
and other sites. This piece, which was fired in a
large trench kiln dug into the ground, shows a
similarly rugged approach in its handling of clay.
Made in Saint-Martin-de-Salencey, France
Stoneware, hand-built, wood-fired
Museum no. C.13-2011
Acquired through the generosity of Gerard and Sarah Griffin(12/2013) |
| Credit line | Acquired through the generosity of Gerard and Sarah Griffin |
| Object history | According to the artist, the piece, which has no title, was made in November 2010 in Saint-Martin-de-Salencey in France. It is of stoneware clay and was wood-fired in her trench kiln there at about 1150 degrees C. It is one of only two pieces that came out of her newly finished trench kiln in one piece, and so represents her very first woodfired work. The work was shown by Galerie Carla Koch at the PAN art fair in Amsterdam in November 2010. |
| Summary | Alexandra Engelfriet (born 1959) Form 2010 Dutch artist Alexandra Englefriet’s practice ranges from sculptural pieces to performance-based land art. She has used her body as a mark-making tool, creating vast ephemeral works across mudflats and other sites. This piece, which was fired in a large trench kiln dug into the ground, shows a similarly rugged approach in its handling of clay. Made in Saint-Martin-de-Salencey, France Stoneware, hand-built, wood-fired Museum no. C.13-2011 Acquired through the generosity of Gerard and Sarah Griffin |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.13-2011 |
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| Record created | July 12, 2011 |
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