Untitled Roofscape Vessel

Copied Lidya Buzio, Untitled Roofscape Vessel, 1986, slab-constructed earthenware painted with color oxide slips, burnished, fired, and waxed, 12 5⁄8 x 12 1⁄2 x 10 3⁄4 in. (32.1 x 31.8 x 27.3 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Renwick Acquisitions Fund, 1995.65, © 1986, Lydia Buzio

Artwork Details

Title
Untitled Roofscape Vessel
Artist
Date
1986
Location
Dimensions
12 5⁄8 x 12 1⁄2 x 10 3⁄4 in. (32.1 x 31.8 x 27.3 cm.)
Copyright
© 1986, Lydia Buzio
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Renwick Acquisitions Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
slab-constructed earthenware painted with color oxide slips, burnished, fired, and waxed
Classifications
Keywords
  • Architecture Exterior — detail — roof
Object Number
1995.65
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1995.65

Artwork Description

Lidya Buzio moved to New York City in 1967 and began to see a rhythm in the movement of the rooftops of the Manhattan skyline, which she translated onto the surfaces of her pots. In Roofscape Vessel she achieves a sense of depth by slanting the lines on the façades of the buildings and tilting the roofs. Buzio also creates three- dimensional space by raising two of the rooftop gutters off the surface of the pot. The pastel colors of the evening sky hide any signs of the chaos of city life and create a calm, peaceful atmosphere.