Dream Sequence

Copied Bruria, Dream Sequence, 1978, porcelain, glaze, china paint, decals, and cloth with slip, 10 1⁄4 x 7 x 8 1⁄2 in. (26.0 x 17.8 x 21.6 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jonas Rosenfield, Jr. in memory of Lenore Rosenfield, 1981.19

Artwork Details

Title
Dream Sequence
Artist
Date
1978
Location
Dimensions
10 1⁄4 x 7 x 8 1⁄2 in. (26.0 x 17.8 x 21.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jonas Rosenfield, Jr. in memory of Lenore Rosenfield
Mediums
Mediums Description
porcelain, glaze, china paint, decals, and cloth with slip
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure
  • Figure female — head
  • State of being — phenomenon — dream
Object Number
1981.19
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1981.19

Artwork Description

The quiet and peaceful face of Dream Sequence is painted with blue, purple, and gold paints, while the back of the head is decorated with butterfly decals. Bruria often includes actual cloth on her sculptures like the one that is wrapped around this head, inspired by the lace head coverings her observant mother would wear during their Friday evening Sabbath celebrations.

Luce Object Quote
"I leave space for spontaneity when I drape the heads with lace. I never decide beforehand how I will paint the porcelain---the painted image appears from a different meditative space." Artist quoted in Journal, The Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, Winter 1981