Untitled Ewer (Franklin Gothic Italic Ampersand, DEF)
1999 · Porcelain, glazes, with crystal, glass, metal, and ivorine
26.7 × 24.2 × 7 cm (10 1/2 × 9 1/2 × 2 3/4 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Adrian Saxe
American, 1943
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Ceramics
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Adrian Saxe is an American ceramicist known for sculptural vessels that combine classical forms with experimental glazing techniques and unconventional material combinations. Working primarily in clay since the 1970s, he constructs handthrown and altered forms that challenge pottery conventions through layered surfaces, chromatic intensity, and deliberate formal ambiguity between functional and sculptural object. His work engages with the postwar expansion of ceramics into fine art contexts.
Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago
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- The Met2 published
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