Hole in One

Peter Voulkos, Hole in One, 1978, ceramic, 43 1216 12 in. (110.541.9 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Edith S. and Arthur J. Levin, 2005.5.73, © 1978, Voulkos Family Trust

Artwork Details

Title
Hole in One
Date
1978
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
43 1216 12 in. (110.541.9 cm) diam.
Copyright
© 1978, Voulkos Family Trust
Credit Line
Bequest of Edith S. and Arthur J. Levin
Mediums
Mediums Description
ceramic
Classifications
Object Number
2005.5.73

Artwork Description

Voulkos drew inspiration from the abstract expressionist painters he met in the early 1950s, translating their energy and philosophy into his clay work and exploding conventional boundaries of art and craft. He is known for bravura demonstrations--as much performance as craft--in which he would attack massive quantities of clay, tearing and gouging at it before firing the resulting forms. Totemic "stacks" like Hole in One evince his raw masculine energy and his embrace of chance--two themes characteristic of his work.

Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery, 2019

Works by this artist (3 items)

Erik Demaine, Martin Demaine, Green Balance, 2011, Mi-Teintes watercolor paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artists in honor of the fortieth anniversary of the Renwick Gallery, 2011.54.3, © 2011, Erik and Martin Demaine
Green Balance
Date2011
Mi-Teintes watercolor paper
Not on view
Erik Demaine, Martin Demaine, Natural Cycles, 2009, Zanders Elefantenhaut paper (elephant hide paper), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artists in honor of the fortieth anniversary of the Renwick Gallery, 2011.54.1, © 2009, Erik and Martin Demaine
Natural Cycles
Date2009
Zanders Elefantenhaut paper (elephant hide paper)
Not on view
Erik Demaine, Martin Demaine, Hugging Circles, 2011, Zanders Elefantenhaut paper (elephant hide paper), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artists in honor of the fortieth anniversary of the Renwick Gallery, 2011.54.2, © 2011, Erik and Martin Demaine
Hugging Circles
Date2011
Zanders Elefantenhaut paper (elephant hide paper)
Not on view

Exhibitions

Media - 2016.11 - SAAM-2016.11_6 - 124929
Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery
November 13, 2015March 6, 2022
Connections is the Renwick Gallery’s dynamic ongoing permanent collection presentation, featuring more than 80 objects celebrating craft as a discipline and an approach to living differently in the modern world.

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