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Hellgate Appaloosa
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| Accession #: | 4234.2 |
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| Title: | Hellgate Appaloosa |
| Object Type: | Vessel |
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| Physical Description: | Stoneware vessel in the abstracted shape of horses and a woman; one side is the shape of a horse and a woman and the other side is in the shape of two horses and the back of the woman seen on the first side. The background is brightly colored, swatches of black, red, purple, blue, green, peach, brown, and grey. One horse is white with black and grey spots and blue eyes. The second horse is white with blue eyes. The woman has peach hair and black/blue/green clothes |
| Description: | 'In the art of Rudy Autio, four essential elements emerge: clay, modern art, the natural environment and Montana History.' So writes art critic Matthew Kangas of one of the most influential clay artists of the 20th century. Often referred to as the 'Matisse of Ceramics,' Autio is almost a singlehandedly responsible for the rise of ceramics from a utilitarian craft to a fine art. As a student at WSU, Autio supported himself by working summers as a brick baker in Montana. His proximity to the kilns and love for clay eventually forged a commitment to the medium that would create a mold for a new art form. Previous to the 1950's, ceramics had been produced mainly as functional objects like plates, bowls and vases. Autio believed that clay had an integrity of its own and deserved the same respect as oil paint or bronze. He began working with innovative forms: sculptural, oddly shaped vessels and roughly hewn pots. By incorporating images of the horses and people he grew up with in his work, he made the pieces approachable and bridged the gap between ceramics as pottery and ceramics as a fine art medium. |
| Category: | Art |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Pottery & Ceramic (Artwork), Figurative (Artwork->Subject), Abstract (Artwork->Subject)
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| Dimensions: |
Object H x W x D 31 x 26 x 16 1/2"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
ceramic (material) (Material)
glaze (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
33.25. (Inscribed near base by horses back hooves)
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Safeco Insurance, a member of the Liberty Mutual Group, and Washington Art Consortium. |
| Copyright: |
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