Grey Rock, Sky Blue Vase, Blue Teapot

Title: 
Grey Rock, Sky Blue Vase, Blue Teapot

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Object Name: 
Sculpture
Title: 
Grey Rock, Sky Blue Vase, Blue Teapot
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, WA, Whidbey Island
Accession Number: 
2012.4.117
Dimensions: 
Overall H: about 55.8 cm, W: about 40.6 cm, D: 38.1 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1986
Web Description: 
In the early 1980s, Marquis began to make connections between his found and created objects, pairing items from his collections—such as the toy cars that you see here—with his blown glass forms. Richard Marquis has always been a maker and a collector of objects, and he frequently uses his collections in the creation of his objects, combining found pieces—such as a saltshaker, a toy metal car, or a shaving brush—with his glass elements.

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Marquis, Richard (American, b. 1945), Source
1986
to
2012-09-04
Category: 
Studio Glass
Color: 
gray
light blue
dark pink
blue
Technique: 
glassblowing
painting
assembling
Material: 
glass
found objects
paint
Copyright: 
© Richard Marquis

Description

Primary Description: 
Sculpture, "Grey Rock, Sky Blue Vase, Blue Teapot". Gray, light blue, dark pink, and blue glass, found objects, paint; blown glass, murrine, painted, assembled. Sculpture with large gray base in the form of a rock upon which a blue and colorless teapot, a pink cone, and a tall light blue ovoid vase form are siliconed. Sculpture decorated with toy race cars, square checkerboard murrine, and swipes of paint.

Exhibitions (1)

The Way of the Artist (solo exhibition)
Venue(s)
California State University 2007-03