Glazescape (Green Shade)

Lauren Mabry, Glazescape (Green Shade), 2021, earthenware with slip and glaze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ted Rowland, 2022.10, © 2021, Lauren Mabry
Lauren Mabry, Glazescape (Green Shade), 2021, earthenware with slip and glaze, 20 18 × 15 78 × 6 34 in. (51.1 × 40.3 × 17.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ted Rowland, 2022.10, © 2021, Lauren Mabry

Artwork Details

Title
Glazescape (Green Shade)
Artist
Date
2021
Dimensions
20 18 × 15 78 × 6 34 in. (51.1 × 40.3 × 17.1 cm)
Copyright
© 2021, Lauren Mabry
Credit Line
Gift of Ted Rowland
Mediums
Mediums Description
earthenware with slip and glaze
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
Object Number
2022.10

Artwork Description

Lauren Mabry constructed the frame of this sculpture from slabs of earthenware. She piped a selection of glazes into the top cavity, then relinquished all control. During the firing process, the glazes melted down, colors mingling, and eventually hardened into glasslike strands. Mabry’s spontaneous process yields luscious patterns and textures, reminiscent of butterfly wings and otherworldly terrains.


This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, 2022

Works by this artist (3 items)

Edward Kienholz, Nancy Reddin Kienholz, Sollie 17, 1979-1980, mixed media construction, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2001.58, © 1980, Nancy Reddin Kienholz
Sollie 17
Date1979-1980
mixed media construction
Not on view
Edward Kienholz, Untitled, n.d., encaustic on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia Colleen McCall, 1982.125
Untitled
Daten.d.
encaustic on fiberboard
Not on view
Edward Kienholz, Nancy Reddin Kienholz, Drawing for Sollie 17, 1980, mixed media construction, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of G & W Investments, 2001.59A-D, © 1980, Nancy Reddin Kienholz
Drawing for Sollie 17
Date1980
mixed media construction
Not on view

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