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 (4 items)

Marvin Lipofsky, California Loop Series #6, 1968, glass, paint, rayon flock, and floatation foam, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist in memory of Henry and Mildred Lipofsky, 1997.84.2, © 1969, Marvin B. Lipofsky
California Loop Series #6
Date1968
glass, paint, rayon flock, and floatation foam
Not on view
Marvin Lipofsky, California Loop Series #7, 1968, copper-plated glass, paint, rayon flock, and floatation foam, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist in memory of Henry and Mildred Lipofsky, 1997.84.1, © 1969, Marvin B. Lipofsky
California Loop Series #7
Date1968
copper-plated glass, paint, rayon flock, and floatation foam
Not on view
Marvin Lipofsky, Fratelli-Toso Split Piece, 1976-1978, glass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Elmerina and Paul Parkman, 2002.73.13A-B, © 1979, Marvin Lipofsky
Fratelli-Toso Split Piece
Date1976-1978
glass
Not on view

More Artworks from the Collection

Gene Pozzesi, Untitled, ca. 1996, Gabon ebony, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp, curator-in-charge of the Renwick Gallery (1995--2003), 2003.60.47
Untitled
Dateca. 1996
Gabon ebony
Not on view
Ron Fleming, Black Lotus, 1996, ebony, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp, curator-in-charge of the Renwick Gallery (1995--2003), 2003.60.16
Black Lotus
Date1996
ebony
Not on view
Frederick A. Miller, Dish, 1960, hammered and engraved sterling silver with ebony, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor in memory of Dorothy S. Payer and in honor of Frederick A. Miller, 1992.107.2
Dish
Date1960
hammered and engraved sterling silver with ebony
On view
Earl Pardon, Box Ring, ca. 1960, sterling silver, ebony, ivory and amethyst, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Renwick Acquisitions Fund, 2003.20
Box Ring
Dateca. 1960
sterling silver, ebony, ivory and amethyst
Not on view