Vase with Splashes

USA, 1965
E. John Bullard Collection
Date acquired:
Materials:
Earthenware
Form - Functional: N/A
Form - Sculptural: N/A
Method:
Thrown
Surface Technique: N/A
Kiln Type: N/A
Glazes:
Glaze
Bruno LaVerdiere | 1937 – Present

Bill Griffith is known for creating sculpture and functional pottery using a stoneware clay body. Griffith?s work is completed on the potter's wheel or slab built, or is a combination of these two methods. Both sculptural and functional works are typically fired in a wood kiln, although other firing methods are used intermittently.

Evolving from a series called ?Dwellings?, Griffith's sculptural work draws upon ancient structures from the Native American Anasazi, Japanese Haniwa, Mayan and Incan cultures. Architectural references are common, sculptures feature both thrown and slab built elements. Offering a soft geometric approach to this body of work, Griffith's surfaces are marked by cutouts door and window referenced openings which invite the viewer to look closer and examine the intrinsic need for dwelling.

E. John Bullard Collection

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