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 (2 items)

Robert Windham, Angel of Death, 1979, catalpa, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. James L. Whitehead and Mr. P. Elliot Ellis, 1980.108.2
Angel of Death
Date1979
catalpa
On view
Robert Windham, Angel of Birth, ca. 1978-1979, catalpa, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. James L. Whitehead and Mr. P. Elliot Ellis, 1980.108.1
Angel of Birth
Dateca. 1978-1979
catalpa
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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The Lily Pool
Date2004
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Gymnorhamphichthys bogardusae
Date2001
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Not on view