Vase
Object NameVase
Artist / Maker
Steve Johnson
((American, b. 1950))
Mediumceramic, glue
Dimensions13 × 8 1/2 in. (33 × 21.6 cm)
ClassificationsDecorative Arts, Ceramics
Credit LineGift of Nancy Polster, ISU faculty, 1965-2000. In the permanent collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberUM2015.146
Status
Not on viewCollections
CultureAmerican
Label Text"No, I did not drop the pot"
I intentionally crack the fired pieces with a wooden mallet then randomly select sections and re-fire them in different carbon producing atmospheres. The pieces are assembled using glue and the result is a harder edge between spaces. The crack line becomes more than a two-dimensional line applied to a surface, the line is an internal part of the work. Two-dimensional becoming three-dimensional at the same time. -Steve Johnson, c. 1990
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Brunnier Main Storage
