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"Trapped Terrace Gap" Bowl

Wayne Higby

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Object Label

Wayne Higby calls upon the western landscape of his childhood to create works that pay homage to the grandeur of nature and create a focal point for meditation. In the “Trapped Terrace Gap” Bowl the fracture of the ground represented on the outside wall of the piece is continued on the opposite inside wall. Seen from the proper angle, this natural feature jumps the “canyon” of the void between the walls. At the same time, the earthenware bowl is made from the very earth it represents.

Caption

Wayne Higby (American, born 1943). "Trapped Terrace Gap" Bowl, ca. 1984. Earthenware, 10 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 16 in. (26.7 x 47 x 40.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, This acquisition was made possible through the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, 85.15.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

"Trapped Terrace Gap" Bowl

Date

ca. 1984

Medium

Earthenware

Classification

Ceramic

Dimensions

10 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 16 in. (26.7 x 47 x 40.6 cm)

Signatures

no signature

Inscriptions

no inscriptions

Markings

on bottom, impressed '84 and artist's psuedo-chinese seal wrapped around edge of bottom.

Credit Line

This acquisition was made possible through the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation

Accession Number

85.15.1

Frequent Art Questions

  • What is this?

    That is called 'Trapped Terrace Gap Bowl' and it was created by Wayne Higby. It is an example of handmade studio pottery. It is a one of a kind piece from a series of related works.
    Many people think the bowl is representative of a landscape but Higby insists that his work is about meditation, not landscape. He says, "Earth, sky, time, light, space: my work is a meditation on the relationship between mind and matter. It is not about landscape."

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Wayne Higby

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