Siphoned Modernism
Vessel
2001 (made)
2001 (made)
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The artist has described this work as follows:
"This piece was made in response to the revival of Modernist design in contemporary ceramic craft. The characteristic white surface and simplified form echoes this fashion. The recycling and siphoning of this original visionary movement and the revivalist creative desperation is alluded to by the symbolism of the bucket as receptacle and the medicinal piping."
"This piece was made in response to the revival of Modernist design in contemporary ceramic craft. The characteristic white surface and simplified form echoes this fashion. The recycling and siphoning of this original visionary movement and the revivalist creative desperation is alluded to by the symbolism of the bucket as receptacle and the medicinal piping."
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Siphoned Modernism (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, handbuilt, with white glaze and polythene pipe |
| Brief description | 'Siphoned Modernism', earthenware bucket-shaped vessel with white glaze and polythene pipe, made by Richard Slee, Brighton, 2001 |
| Physical description | Earthenware bucket-shaped form with white glaze. Handbuilt. The join between walls and lower section left rough. A polythene pipe attached to an opening near the base of the form loops back to sit loosely inside the vessel. |
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| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Object history | Historical significance: Richard Slee offered the following statement about "Siphoned Modernism" when it was shown at the Crafts Council Shop at the V&A in 2005: "This piece was made in response to the revival of Modernist design in contemporary ceramic craft. The characteristic white surface and simplified form echoes this fashion. The recycling and siphoning of this original visionary movement and the revivalist creative desperation is alluded to by the symbolism of the bucket as receptacle and the medicinal piping." |
| Summary | The artist has described this work as follows: "This piece was made in response to the revival of Modernist design in contemporary ceramic craft. The characteristic white surface and simplified form echoes this fashion. The recycling and siphoning of this original visionary movement and the revivalist creative desperation is alluded to by the symbolism of the bucket as receptacle and the medicinal piping." |
| Bibliographic reference | See Ceramics and Glass Collection Object Information file |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.67-2005 |
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| Record created | April 3, 2006 |
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