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Hub (Andrew Tanner And Anna Thompson) FRUIT CRATE

2002

Biography

“The Ceramic Fruit Holder 'Crate' was inspired by the undulating packaging found within the layers of orange crates. The form was borrowed and manipulated to create a product that is sculptural yet functional. The product is manufactured in earthenware and finished in either white or black glaze.”

Everything but … The British Council 2003

Accession Number P7558
Dimensions 20 X 3.5 X 25 CM
Media EARTHENWARE

Glossary (2)

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Earthenware
One of the three major types of pottery, the others being stoneware and porcelain. It is opaque, soft and porous unless covered completely with glaze. The firing temperatures can be low - 800ºC or high - 1200ºC, when it starts to vitrify, becoming stoneware.
Glaze
Vitreous coatings applied to pottery to make objects watertight and as a form of decoration. Also a glaze can be a thin, translucent or transparent coating applied to the surface of a painting to modify the colour tones. Glazes may also be applied on top of one another as a means of creating a sense of depth and translucency.

Past exhibitions

EVERYTHING BUT... CONTEMPORARY BRITISH KITCHENWARE

2006
- Ireland, Letterkenny, LETTERKENNY ARTS CENTRE
2005
- Kazakhstan, Almaty, STATE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
- Korea, Cheongju, INTERNATIONAL CRAFT BIENNALE 2005
2004
- Indonesia, Jakarta, AKSARA/PRODAK
- Indonesia, Bandung, SELASAR SUNARYO ART SPACE
- Thailand, Bangkok, QUEEN SIRIKIT'S NATIONAL CONVENTION
- Thailand, Bangkok, BRITISH COUNCIL CENTRE
- Sri Lanka, Colombo, BAREFOOT GALLERY
- Singapore, Singapore, ESPLANADE
2003
- Oman, Muscat, AL HARTHY COMPLEX