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Kate Blacklock

Venetian Openings, 1997

Description

Maker

  • Kate Blacklock, b. 1957, American, (RISD MFA 1987, Sculpture/Ceramics; Adjunct RISD Faculty 2002-)

Title

Venetian Openings

Year

1997

Medium

Porcelain, china paints, luster

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • paint,
  • porcelain

Dimensions

49.5 x 19 x 19 cm (19 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

"KT Blacklock '97", beneath inscribed: "BR" or "BP"

Place

Western

Type

  • Sculpture

Credit

Gift of the artist

Object Number

2010.60

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Building Blocks

May 6, 2011 - March 25, 2012

Venetian Openings is from a series of vase-like sculptures that Kate Blacklock created between 1995 and 2000. Here she was inspired by architectural motifs from the Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo, a 15th-century palace built in Venice and known for its dramatic exterior spiral staircase.The twisting, asymmetrical formof Venetian Openings mimics the staircase, and the building’s signature arches and balconies are painted onto the vase form. Bricks and windows are pressed onto the surface to create fragmented bas relief traces of the palazzo. The work is intended to be viewed in the round to experience the organic shape, variedmotifs, and movement of the form.

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