Vessel Re-Imagined

VESSEL RE-IMAGINED

VESSEL RE-IMAGINED September 7 - 28, 2019 Curated by Brooks Oliver Opening Reception: Sep 7, 3 - 5 pm Artist Talk: Sep 8, 2 pm Lacoste/Keane Gallery 25 Main St. Concord MA, 01742 978 369 0278 info@lacostekeane.com lacostekeane.com

Cat alogue desig n by Ro se Ke e f fe | Pho to g ra p hy by Ge o rg e B o u re t

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M a rga re t Kinke ad e

Zak Helenske

Brook s Oliver

H eeS o o Lee

L i l y Fei n

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ves·sel:

/vesəl/ A hollow container, especially one used to hold liquid, such as a bowl or cask.

The first known clay pot is found in China 20,000 years ago.

Lacoste Keane Gallery is pleased to present: The Vessel Re-Imagined; an exhibition exploring the vessel form and

its possibilities. Guest curator Brooks Oliver brings together a group of young artists working in the medium of ceramics, whose practice centers around interesting and exciting interpretations of the vessel, a fundamental and important form connected to human civilization.

We are excited to offer this timely exhibition exploring the contemporary vessel as sculpture with reference to

design, architecture and participatory art.

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BROOKS OLIVER

Brooks Oliver obtained his MFA from Penn State and is a ceramics educator at the Uni-

versity of North Texas. He endeavors to “re-imagine and reinterpret the familiar functional vessel”. In doing so, he challenges the viewers to examine the gray areas in art and craft, form and function and mass production versus handmade. On the surface his works are sleek and industrial, but closer examination reveals the maker’s marks such as seams that have not been sanded smoothly or glaze applied by hand. All leaving slight unevenness on the object’s surface. Oliver’s minimalist work never ceases to question the publics perception of the vessel.

One can treat them as beautiful works of art, yet the void within the object renders them functional in some instances.

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“ LO L” , 201 9 Slip cast Porcelain 10 x 13 x 6 in.

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C u r l, 2019 Slip cast Porcelain 9 x 10. 5 x 23 in.

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B RO O KS O L IVER Wo bble, 2019 S l i p cast Po rcelain 8 x 9 x 9 in .

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S qu eeze, 201 9 S l i p cast an d colored Porcelain 6. 5 x 5. 5 x 5.5 in.

Sp l i ts, 2 019 Sl i p c ast Po rce l a i n 9. 5 x 5 . 2 5 x 3.25 i n .

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Zipper, 201 9 Slip cast Porcelain 8 x 23 x 8 in.

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Tru m pets, 201 9 Slip cast Porcelain 24 x 8 x 8 in.

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B RO O KS OLIVER Twists , 201 9 Slip cast Porcelain 4 x 5 x 3 in.

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B RO O KS OLIVER B lo b, 201 9 Slip cast Porcelain and plywo o d 9 x 10. 5 x 23 in.

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B RO O KS OLIVER Rin g Vase (small), 201 9 Slip cast Porcelain 2 x 8 x 8 in.

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B RO O KS OLIVER Rin g Vase (Large), 201 9 Slip cast Porcelain 4 x 15 x 1 5 in.

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B RO O KS OLIVER Fen ce Vase, 201 9 Slip cast Porcelain 8 . 5 x 3 6 x 36 in.

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ZAK HELENSKE

Zak Helenske has studied the development of form and the exploration of pattern. He

looks to industrial and architectural examples as points of reference using the language of geometry as his path of communication. One sees in his work a connection to architecture and geometry in which the haptic—the sense of touch is important.

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Cellars , 2 01 9 Terraco tt a, porcelain, underg l a ze, g l aze 3 . 5 x 7. 25 x 5 in.

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B owl, 201 9 Terraco tt a, porcelain, underg l a ze, g l aze 2.75 x 6.5 x 6 .5 in.

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B owl, 201 9 Terraco tt a, porcelain, underg l a ze, g l aze 2.75 x 6.5 x 9.5 in.

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B owl, 201 9 Terraco tt a, porcelain, underg l a ze, g l aze 2.75 x 6.5 x 6 .5 in.

ZA K HE LENS K E Cellar, 201 9 Ter racot t a, porcelain, unde rg l aze, g l a ze 5 x 7. 25 x 7.25 in.

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C u ps , 201 9 Terraco tt a, porcelain, underg l a ze, g l aze 3 x 3 . 5 x 3.5 in.

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Cellar, 201 9 Terraco tt a, porcelain, underg l a ze, g l aze 5 x 7. 25 x 6 .5 in.

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MARGARET KINKEADE

Margaret Kinkeade’s work in this exhibition is an interplay of art and function. She has made

two different wall installations for this show--35 small serving plates and 12 salad plates. Members of the audience are invited to use the plates by breaking bread first before hanging the used plate on the wall to form a grid. These handmade plates, clearly made to be used, question the utilitarian aspect as when hung on the wall, they are transformed into objects of art and for decoration.

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MARGARET K I N K E A D E Bowt ie Plates, 2 01 9 Midrange porce l a i n, und e rg l a ze and glaze .75 x 6 .5 x 6 .5 i n.

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MA RG A RET K INK EADE S awto o th , H ills of Vermont P l ate, 2019 Midran ge porcelain, underglaze a nd glaze .75 x 6. 5 x 6 .5 in.

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LILY FEIN

Lily Fein, a Massachusetts based young art graduate, approaches the vessel through the

pinching and coiling method. Her works are painstaking and time consuming to make as each vessel is coiled and pinched to form. Using the challenging medium of porcelain, she creates each vessel from the base and builds the work up by pushing the walls from inside and outside.

The abstract qualities are revealed by each fingerprint and mark making. The stippling on her works is meditative as the continuous application of dots on the surface involves complete focus and involvement from the artist. Each work holds special memory of the artist and her energy.Â

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L I LY F EI N Un titled #2, 201 9 H i gh F ired Porcelain wit h I ro n Ox ide Glaze and St ippling 10 x 7 x 6. 5 in.

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B l ack/ Wh ite Twist , 201 9 H i gh F ired Porcelain wit h I ro n Ox ide Glaze and St ippling 6 x 3 x 3 in .

B l a c k / Wh i te /G re e n Va s e, 2 01 9 H i g h F i re d Po rce l a i n w i t h I ro n Ox i d e G l a ze a n d St i p p l i n g 8 x 4 .5 x 3 i n .

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L I LY F EI N Un titled #1, 201 9 H i gh F ired Porcelain wit h I ro n Ox ide Glaze 16.75 x 8 . 5 x 8.5 in.

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L I LY FEI N Set o f Two Vessels, 201 9 High Fire d Porcelain wit h I ro n Ox id e Glaze 8 . 5 x 4 x 3.5 in.

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L I LY FEI N Tripo d Vase, 201 9 High Fire d Porcelain wit h Tu rqu o ise Glaze 11 x 8 x 7 in.

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Un titled # 3, 201 9 High F ire d Porcelain wit h I ro n Ox id e Glaze 13 . 5 x 10 x 8 in.

Wh i te B o d i ce, 2 01 9 H i g h F i re d Po rce l a i n w i t h M at te Wh i te G l a ze 10 x 7 x 4 in.

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L I LY F EI N Grey Tower, 201 9 H i gh F ired Porcelain wit h I ro n Ox ide Glaze 12 x 4. 5 x 4 i n.

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L I LY F EI N Po lka Do t Vase, 201 9 H i gh F ired Porcelain wit h I ro n Ox ide Glaze 9. 5 x 3 . 5 x 3.5 in.

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HEESOO LEE

Heesoo Lee makes ethereal vessels inspired by nature and landscape that combine the

painterly with the sculptural. Her poetic imagery is created by using layers of underglaze and china paint on scenes built up and sculpted on clay. These works harken back to Louis Comfort Tiffany and Newcomb Pottery.

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HEESO O LEE B lo ss o m Two Handle Mug, 201 9 Po rcelain 4. 5 x 8 x 5.5 in.

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HEES OO LEE I r is Mug, 201 9 Po rcelain 5 x 6 x 4 in.

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HEESO O LEE I r is Vas e, 201 9 Po rcelain 10 x 7 x 4.5 in.

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HEES OO LEE “ I n Dreams” Cup, 201 9 Po rcelain 5. 5 x 4.75 in.

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HEESO O LEE “ I n Dreams” Vase, 201 9 Po rcelain 12 x 7 x 5 in.

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HEES OO LEE “ I n Dreams” Frost y Cup, 2 01 9 Po rcelain 5. 5 x 3.5 in.

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HEESO O LEE “ I n Dreams” Frost y Vase, 2019 Po rcelain 9 x 7 x 3 in.

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