Optical pot
Vase
1980 (made)
1980 (made)
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This object plays with our expectations about perspective - the rim is shaped to make it appear rounded, but it is actually extremely shallow. The complex decoration emphasises the frontal surface, while making the overall shape hard to judge. The result is both a pot and a picture of a pot.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Optical pot (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Stoneware, with coloured matt glazes |
Brief description | Vase by Liz Fritsch, stoneware, Britain, 1980. |
Physical description | Vase, flat handbuilt stoneware form with coloured matt glazes forming a geometric decoration of intersecting bands. |
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Object history | Acquisition details: given by ... see memo. |
Summary | This object plays with our expectations about perspective - the rim is shaped to make it appear rounded, but it is actually extremely shallow. The complex decoration emphasises the frontal surface, while making the overall shape hard to judge. The result is both a pot and a picture of a pot. |
Bibliographic reference | Watson, Oliver. British Studio Pottery : the Victoria and Albert Museum Collection, Oxford : Phaidon, Christie's, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1990 |
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Accession number | C.13-1981 |
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Record created | January 14, 2000 |
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