Artwork Details
- Title
- Vessel
- Artist
- Date
- 2002
- Location
- Dimensions
- 20 x 9 7⁄8 in. (50.8 x 25.2 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of the artist
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- glazed porcelain
- Classifications
- Object Number
- 2002.49
Artwork Description
Hideaki Miyamura's years of experience and ardent experimentation have led to new ceramic forms and glazes that are unique to his work. In Vessel, Miyamura emphasized the work's surface by creating highly polished bands across areas of raw texture. The iridescent glaze, like those seen in Chinese ceramics during the Song dynasty a thousand years ago, creates a subtle color effect that reacts to the viewing angle and light sources present. Miyamura's glazes evoke organic and geologic forms such as soap bubbles, insect wings, or natural minerals, as well as celestial bodies and even the voids of space.