Photo: TMP
Photo: TMP

Fishing Trip 3

USA, 2018
<p>A table top sculpture built on a bright orange bowl with a patternc of light orange fish. A deep blue tower of swirling water rises from the bowl. The head of green fish emerges from the water. The snout is pointed, the mouth is open showing two rows of clenched teeth. One blue eye, a nostril and one fin are present. The fish is wearing a gold collar. There a people and gallery furniture in the background.</p><p>The other side shows shows the orange bowl, the swirling water and that the gold collar <span>goes into a gill and comes out of the mouth and becomes a knotted piece of rope. <span>There a people and gallery furniture in the background.</span></span></p><p>A close up of the snout. The tan teeth are surrounded by orange gums.  A closer view of the gold collar going into a gill and coming  out of the mouth then  becoming  a knotted piece of rope. A fin is below the gill. There are people and gallery furniture in the background.</p>
Date acquired:
Materials:
Earthenware
Form - Functional: N/A
Form - Sculptural:
Installation - small/intimate scale
Method:
Hand-Built
Surface Technique: N/A
Kiln Type: N/A
Glazes:
Underglaze
Benjamin Lambert

Stan Cheren is known for wheel-thrown or slip-casted terracotta pottery finished with up to 6 applications of majolica base coat and colorful decorations. Work is often fired several times to build up the surface and design. Work is first bisque fired then Cheren uses a majolica technique of first applying an allover majolica white base coat. Next, the color design is painted directly over the unfired white majolica base coat before firing. This sequence can be repeated several times and may require Cheren to fire his work at cone-4 up to 6 times.

Cheren's decorative techniques include sprigging and incising. Cheren uses native terracotta for his throwing body and casting slips. Added sculpted animals are a feature in Cheren's work as is painting directly on the base white majolica coats.

Cheren is steeped in the North Carolina Pottery tradition. He initially produced high fired stoneware and began to develop a focus on terracotta out of necessity. During an extended stay in Los Angeles, California he found it difficult to locate high fire kilns to fire his stoneware work. This prompted him to explore low-temperature electric firing processes.

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