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Object name(s):
Ceramics; Teapot
Brief description:
Stoneware teapot, squashed and indented body, 'strap' handle, glaze painted and sponged in bright colours and abstract design
Collection:
Aberystwyth University, School of Art Museum & Gallery
Acquisition date:
1992
Acquisition method:
Purchase
Dimension:
Diameter
Dimension value:
180
Dimension:
Height
Dimension value:
160
Material:
Stoneware
Object name:
Ceramics; Teapot
Object number:
C1246
Object production date:
1992
Date - association:
C
Date - earliest / single:
1992
Date - latest:
1992
Object production person:
John Pollex
Person's association:
Artist/Maker
Person's biographical note:
Ceramicist. He trained at Harrow School of Art, and has had his own workshop in Plymouth for over thirty years. Initially he worked in traditional English slipware. In the 1980s he developed highly individual thrown forms, richly painted with abstract patterns and images, reflecting his personal interest in Eastern meditative philosophies and modern art. His colourful decoration is directly influenced by the work of abstract artists especially the painters Howard Hodgkin and Richard Natkin. He makes flat platters and teapots and tea bowls but he sees the pieces primarily as a vehicle for painting rather than as functional form
Person's birth date:
1941
Person's forenames:
John
Person's place of birth:
UK
Person's surname:
Pollex
Owner:
Aberystwyth Ceramic Series exhibition no. 51
Organisation's association:
Object source
Responsible department/section:
Ceramics

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/21e1e97e-c450-3e34-a954-bb8861675725

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/21e1e97e-c450-3e34-a954-bb8861675725, Aberystwyth University, School of Art Museum & Gallery, CC BY-NC

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