Steven Young Lee, Vase with Landscape and Dinosaurs, 2014, porcelain with pigment and glaze, 20 1⁄2 × 13 1⁄2 × 12 3⁄4 in. (52.1 × 34.3 × 32.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Richard Fryklund, Giselle and Ben Huberman, David and Clemmer Montague, and museum purchase through the Howard Kottler Endowment for Ceramic Art , 2015.17, © 2014, Steven Young Lee
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Vase with Landscape and Dinosaurs
- Artist
- Date
- 2014
- Location
- Dimensions
- 20 1⁄2 × 13 1⁄2 × 12 3⁄4 in. (52.1 × 34.3 × 32.4 cm)
- Copyright
- © 2014, Steven Young Lee
- Credit Line
- Gift of Richard Fryklund, Giselle and Ben Huberman, David and Clemmer Montague, and museum purchase through the Howard Kottler Endowment for Ceramic Art
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- porcelain with pigment and glaze
- Classifications
- Highlights
- Subjects
- Animal — other — dinosaur
- Landscape
- Object Number
- 2015.17
Artwork Description
Steven Young Lee perfectly formed and then deconstructed this vase. A closer look reveals roaming dinosaurs, which transform a traditional Chinese landscape painting on porcelain.
Lee expresses the artist’s role in questioning boundaries: “As artists, our role is to observe, question, and articulate the moment. An important aspect of this work is the sincerity of the investigation and the willingness to engage in difficult conversations. . . . while boundaries do exist, the mere fact of their existence invites—if not demands—that they be confronted, challenged, and reshaped.”
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