Half Moons
Artist
Edward Eberle
(American, born 1944)
Date2002
MediumPorcelain with slip
DimensionsOverall: 22 3/4 × 16 × 13 1/4 inches (57.79 × 40.64 × 33.66 cm)
Credit LineGift of Kenneth R. Ferguson and Gertrude Ferguson in memory of Dale L. Eldred
Object number2003.20
SignedE S Eberle -- 2001 Half Moons
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DescriptionDeconstructed stack pot form with decoration in black terra sigillata or slip and sgraffito. Form is wheel-thrown and then cut and reconstructed; a bowl form, cut in half, is wedged in upside down on the body of the large form; the top rim has been cut off and readhered out of sync with the large form; a ball and cone have been placed within the vessel. The slip decoration combines abstract patterns from textiles and basketry along with figural and runic motifs. One lower section has embossed porcelain that has been left pure white. The whole is supported by five feet of varying sizes and shapes.Gallery LabelEberle combines drawing with functional forms to create works in clay that transcend the boundaries of sculptural, utilitarian and painterly techniques. Half Moons is a deconstructed vessel built of functional thrown bowls and cylinders, which Eberle dries until leather hard and then slices and breaks apart. He reassembles the fragments and paints and draws on the porcelain surface, even scratching away the black slip to reveal the white, translucent clay body. It is unclear what the title Half Moons refers to-possibly the half moons of cut clay or lunar phases. Eberle's enigmatic imagery, described as a "painting in the round," is seemingly narrative and reminiscent of ancient sources, yet has a distinctly modern edge.
Copyright© Edward Eberle
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