Artwork Details
- Title
- Ticket Faux Pot
- Artist
- Date
- 1994
- Location
- Dimensions
- 9 1⁄4 x 9 in. (23.5 x 22.9 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Martha and Pat Connell, Atlanta, Georgia
- Mediums Description
- coiled paper and acrylic polymer
- Classifications
- Keywords
- Object — written matter — ticket
- Object Number
- 1997.115
Artwork Description
One day, Karyl Sisson stuck her finger into the center of a rolled-up measuring tape and pushed the coil out, producing a cone shape. From this happy accident she was inspired to create Ticket Faux Pot, which was built up from a meticulously coiled string of tickets. Sisson's use of materials worth "25 cents" offers a humorous comment on the preciousness of art, while the tickets themselves, commonly given out for raffles and door prizes, suggest the role of chance in finding artistic inspiration.