Statuette - Tower from the City

Ceramics and Glass Collection

Accession Nr.: 2010.35.1
Artist/Maker:
Babos, Pálma (1961 - ) / ceramist
Manufacturer: International Ceramics Studio (Kecskemét)
Date of production:
2007
Place of production: Kecskemét
Inscription: a talapzat keskeny oldalán fent balra bekarcolva: Babos Pálma
Materials: porcelain
Techniques: hand built, unique modelling; white-glazed
Dimensions:
height: 45 cm
width: 32 cm
depth: 18,3 cm
On an oblong porcelain base there is a multi-storey construction of small porcelains labs representing a skyscraper. During firing, the material and structure got deformed, the subtle, fragile, translucent edifice tilted. The crooked tall tower-like edifice reminds one of collapse, decay, the ephemeralness of the man-made world. It belongs to the series“Memories of the Future”.

Literature

  • Novák Piroska: Voices in Ceramics. Contemporary Hungarian Ceramic Art. Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu / Japán, 2023. - p. 241. Nr. 48; fotó: p. 088. Nr. 48
  • Szerk.: Szilágyi András: Acquisitions between 2006 and 2010. Ars Decorativa 28, 2012. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 2012. - Nr. 2.6. (Balla Gabriella)
  • Craft & Design. Irányok, utak a kortárs magyar iparművészetben. Magyar Képző- és Iparművészek Szövetsége, Budapest, 2010. - I. 341.