Photo: TMP
Photo: TMP
Photo: TMP
Photo: TMP

Teapot

USA, 1992
Date acquired:
Materials:
Earthenware
Form - Functional: N/A
Form - Sculptural: N/A
Method:
Thrown and Altered
Hand-Built
Surface Technique: N/A
Kiln Type: N/A
Glazes:
Glaze
Laura Peery

Matt Nolen uses earthenware with a majolica surface techniques to create intricately decorated surfaces requiring five to six firings. He uses decals and/or printed words to complete the visual message of the surface. Nolan has consistently used his work to comment on social, sexual, and political issues.

Hebegan his career using the vessel form while pushing the boundaries of function.

His largest work, The Social History of Architecture, is a washroom he completed in 1998 at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, WI. In this installation he depicts private rituals in public spaces to explore the relationships of man and architecture. He then went on to create, ?Public Garden, Private Garden I and II,? two public restrooms at the Meyers School of Art at the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio.

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Last updated: April 22, 2026

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