Child
Figure
2007 (made)
2007 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Carolein Smit is among the most original, intriguing and thought-provoking artists working in clay. Her work has been shown by Galerie Terra Delft every year since 2004, and has excited considerable interest on each occasion. Carolein Smit satirically plays with that unknown turning point when beauty turns over in exuberance. Smit borrows themes from classic mythology and biblical tales, such as greed, power and impotence, vanity and death.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Child (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | 'Child', hand-built earthenware with metallic glaze, Carolein Smit, Netherlands, 2007 |
| Physical description | A figure of a child made of white clay, Kreaton 264, covered in an antique bronze glaze fired to 1080 degrees to give a metallic finish, and fired in an old gasfired kiln. |
| Credit line | Purchased with funds provided by Dennis and Charlotte Stevenson |
| Object history | Shown by Galerie Terra Delft in COLLECT 2007. |
| Summary | Carolein Smit is among the most original, intriguing and thought-provoking artists working in clay. Her work has been shown by Galerie Terra Delft every year since 2004, and has excited considerable interest on each occasion. Carolein Smit satirically plays with that unknown turning point when beauty turns over in exuberance. Smit borrows themes from classic mythology and biblical tales, such as greed, power and impotence, vanity and death. |
| Bibliographic reference | V&A Ceramics and Glass Collection Object Information File |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.75-2007 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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