Ta Saparot (pineapple eyes)

Linda Sormin, Ta Saparot (pineapple eyes), 2019, glazed ceramic, found shards, glitter, and gold leaf, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dorothy Saxe, 2022.8
Copied 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
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
Mediums Description
glazed ceramic, found shards, glitter, and gold leaf
Classifications
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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