%C2%A9 Wayne Higby
Painted Rocks Canyon, 1981
Wayne Higbyexpand_more
Raku-fired earthenwareexpand_more
Gift of funds from Peter and Sandy Butler with matching funds from the National Endowment for the Artsexpand_more 81.30.3a,b
Not on Viewexpand_more
Wayne Higby decided to join the faculty of New York College of Ceramics of Alfred University with some hesitation. He was well aware of their reputation for the traditional, functional "Alfred vessel," and was unsure whether his work, which was beginning to break away from the conventional vessel, would be accepted. Around 1970, Higby decided that the vessel did not have to be functional. In New York he began to create ceramics inspired by the landscapes of his native Coloradan home. Higby utilizes the vessel form to create these sculptural landscapes. Painted Rocks Canyon creates the allusion of three-dimensional sculpture by juxtaposing five separate lidded containers./
Details
- Title
- Painted Rocks Canyon
- Artist Life
- born 1943
- Role
- Sculptor
- Accession Number
- 81.30.3a,b
- Curator Approved
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