Ta Saparot (pineapple eyes)

Linda Sormin, Ta Saparot (pineapple eyes), 2019, glazed ceramic, found shards, glitter, and gold leaf, 12 ⁵⁄₈ × 16 ¹⁄₄ × 14 ¹⁄₄ in. (32.1 × 41.3 × 36.2 cm) irregular, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dorothy Saxe, 2022.8

Artwork Details

Title: Ta Saparot (pineapple eyes)
Artist: Linda Sormin
Date: 2019
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 12 ⁵⁄₈ × 16 ¹⁄₄ × 14 ¹⁄₄ in. (32.1 × 41.3 × 36.2 cm) irregular
Credit Line: Gift of Dorothy Saxe
Mediums: ceramic
Mediums Description: glazed ceramic, found shards, glitter, and gold leaf
Classifications: Decorative Arts
Subjects: Abstract
Object Number: 2022.8
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2022.8

Artwork Description

Linda Sormin’s abstract ceramic sculptures show the upheaval and chaos that comes with migration. The artist was born in Thailand and immigrated to Canada, then moved to the United States for art school. Moving frequently with her family, she collected keepsakes and found objects, which she weaves into pinched and pulled threads of clay. Here, the artist embellished the surface of the clay with glitter and gold leaf. Sormin feels that her work “is a response to human needs, our loss and our longing.”

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