Cord & Discord No.9
Form
2007 (made)
2007 (made)
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In Martin Smith’s ‘Cord & Discord’ series, the taut geometry of the forms is offset by freeform graphic improvisation. Each piece carries a continuous undulating line scratched through the metallic leaf as the object was rotated. The suggestion of waveforms is also evident in the earthenware shapes themselves which, unusually for Smith, were thrown on the wheel.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Cord & Discord No.9 (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | White earthenwarre, thrown and assembled, with underglaze colour and platinum leaf |
| Brief description | Form, 'Cord & Discord No.9', earthenware with platinum leaf, Martin Smith, London, 2007 |
| Physical description | Circular form in white earthenware, the interior with underglaze colour and platinum leaf, through which lines are incised. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Unmarked |
| Gallery label | Martin Smith (born 1950)
‘Cord & Discord No. 9’
2007
Made in London
White earthenware, thrown and assembled,
with underglaze colour and platinum leaf
Museum no. C.11-2009
Given by the artist(09/2009) |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Summary | In Martin Smith’s ‘Cord & Discord’ series, the taut geometry of the forms is offset by freeform graphic improvisation. Each piece carries a continuous undulating line scratched through the metallic leaf as the object was rotated. The suggestion of waveforms is also evident in the earthenware shapes themselves which, unusually for Smith, were thrown on the wheel. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.11-2009 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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