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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 142, The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Gallery

Anger

Sculpture
1993 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This sculpture is part of a series of allegorical figures of the Seven Deadly Sins. The series combines the modelling expertise of the Spitting Image team with Janice Tchalenko's flair for glazes and surface decoration.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Anger (assigned by artist)
  • Seven Deadly Sins (series title)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, modelled and reduction fired
Brief description
'Anger' sculpture, modelled and reduction fired stoneware, by Janice Tchalenko, England, 1993
Physical description
Modelled and reduction fired stoneware sculpture of two spiked-back dragons facing one another across the mouth of a rounded vessel. The dragons mouths are open to reveal sharp teeth. They are decorated with red, blue and cream glazes. The vessel has a creamy-coloured bubbly volcanic glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.7cm
  • Depth: 28.5cm
Object history
E.364 to 370-1993 were shown in the exhibition 'Seven Deadly Sins' at the V&A, 1993.
Production
The Seven Deadly Sins were produced by Janice Tchalenko in collaboration with Roger Law and Pablo Bach of the Spitting Image workshop, who undertook the direct modelling of the works.
Subjects depicted
Summary
This sculpture is part of a series of allegorical figures of the Seven Deadly Sins. The series combines the modelling expertise of the Spitting Image team with Janice Tchalenko's flair for glazes and surface decoration.
Collection
Accession number
C.365-1993

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Record createdMay 20, 2008
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