Beauty of Imperfection: Set 8
Ceramic Objects
2006 (made)
2006 (made)
Artist/Maker | |
Place of origin |
Marek Cecula (born 1944)
‘Beauty of Imperfection: Set 8’
2006
Marek Cecula used water as the agent
for change in the final part of his series
of industrial interventions. Unfired wares
were eroded, rendering them dysfunctional
and imperfect. The resulting works are
nevertheless charged with a romantic
beauty, akin to that of a ruin.
Made at Porsgrunds Porselænsfabrik,
Porsgrunn, Norway
Porcelain eroded by the action of water,
with printed decoration
Museum no. C.39:1, 2-2008
Acquired through the generosity of Gerard and Sarah Griffin
‘Beauty of Imperfection: Set 8’
2006
Marek Cecula used water as the agent
for change in the final part of his series
of industrial interventions. Unfired wares
were eroded, rendering them dysfunctional
and imperfect. The resulting works are
nevertheless charged with a romantic
beauty, akin to that of a ruin.
Made at Porsgrunds Porselænsfabrik,
Porsgrunn, Norway
Porcelain eroded by the action of water,
with printed decoration
Museum no. C.39:1, 2-2008
Acquired through the generosity of Gerard and Sarah Griffin
Object details
Categories | |
Object type | |
Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Title | Beauty of Imperfection: Set 8 (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Porcelain, water erosion, glazed, printed decoration, enamel decoration |
Brief description | 'Beauty of Imperfection: Set 8', a porcelain platter, jug and cup with printed and gold enamel decoration sit on a black plinth, Marek Cecula, Norway, 2006 |
Physical description | In this piece cecula used water as the agent to disfigure his unfired porcelain wares, to create disfunctional imperfect objects. They are covered in blue printed decorationa nd gold enamel along the rim's. |
Gallery label | Marek Cecula (born 1944)
‘Beauty of Imperfection: Set 8’
2006
Marek Cecula used water as the agent
for change in the final part of his series
of industrial interventions. Unfired wares
were eroded, rendering them dysfunctional
and imperfect. The resulting works are
nevertheless charged with a romantic
beauty, akin to that of a ruin.
Made at Porsgrunds Porselænsfabrik,
Porsgrunn, Norway
Porcelain eroded by the action of water,
with printed decoration
Museum no. C.39:1, 2-2008
Acquired through the generosity of Gerard and Sarah Griffin(2009) |
Credit line | Acquired through the generosity of Gerard and Sarah Griffin |
Summary | Marek Cecula (born 1944) ‘Beauty of Imperfection: Set 8’ 2006 Marek Cecula used water as the agent for change in the final part of his series of industrial interventions. Unfired wares were eroded, rendering them dysfunctional and imperfect. The resulting works are nevertheless charged with a romantic beauty, akin to that of a ruin. Made at Porsgrunds Porselænsfabrik, Porsgrunn, Norway Porcelain eroded by the action of water, with printed decoration Museum no. C.39:1, 2-2008 Acquired through the generosity of Gerard and Sarah Griffin |
Collection | |
Accession number | C.39:1, 2-2008 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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