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
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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Works by this artist (4 items)

Joseph Rodríguez, Carlos, from the series Spanish Harlem, 1987, chromogenic print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1996.81.3, © 1987, Joseph Rodriguez
Carlos, from the series Spanish Harlem
Artist
Date1987
chromogenic print
Not on view
Joseph Rodríguez, Puerto Rican Flag, from the series Spanish Harlem, 1986, chromogenic print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1996.81.4, © 1986, Joseph Rodriguez
Puerto Rican Flag, from the series Spanish Harlem
Artist
Date1986
chromogenic print
Not on view
Joseph Rodríguez, Mothers on the Stoop, from the series Spanish Harlem, 1988, chromogenic print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1996.81.1, © 1988, Joseph Rodriguez
Mothers on the Stoop, from the series Spanish Harlem
Artist
Date1988
chromogenic print
Not on view
Joseph Rodríguez, Jason and Anthony Looking into Rodriquez Home, from the series Spanish Harlem, 1987, chromogenic print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1996.81.2, © 1987, Joseph Rodriguez
Jason and Anthony Looking into Rodriquez Home, from the…
Artist
Date1987
chromogenic print
Not on view

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