Images(4)

Grey Rock, Sky Blue Vase, Blue Teapot

Object NameSculpture

Artist Richard Marquis (American, b. 1945)

Made FromGlass, Found Objects, Paint

Date1986

Place MadeUnited States, WA, Whidbey Island

TechniqueBlown, painted, assembled

SizeOverall H: about 55.8 cm, W: about 40.6 cm, D: 38.1 cm

Accession Number2012.4.117

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

The Way of the Artist (solo exhibition)

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

In the early 1980s, Marquis began to make connections between his found and created objects, pairing items from his collections—such as the toy cars that you see here—with his blown glass forms. Richard Marquis has always been a maker and a collector of objects, and he frequently uses his collections in the creation of his objects, combining found pieces—such as a saltshaker, a toy metal car, or a shaving brush—with his glass elements.

Physical DescriptionSculpture, "Grey Rock, Sky Blue Vase, Blue Teapot". Gray, light blue, dark pink, and blue glass, found objects, paint; blown glass, murrine, painted, assembled. Sculpture with large gray base in the form of a rock upon which a blue and colorless teapot, a pink cone, and a tall light blue ovoid vase form are siliconed. Sculpture decorated with toy race cars, square checkerboard murrine, and swipes of paint.
Provenance

Source Richard Marquis (American, b. 1945) - 1986-2012-09-04