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You are bidding on beautiful ceramic scupture by New Mexican ceramic artist Eddie Dominguez (American 1957- ). Glazed ceramic faceted stones (6) in a grouping entitled: "Cairn" Provenance: Munson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, October 2001 Solo Exhibition.
Cairn: 6 faceted red ceramic stones Largest: 3 inches long x 1.75 inches high. smallest: 1.5 inches long x .75 inch high.
Condition: occasional roughness to pointed edges. smallest stone has a chipped end. Very good condition overall.
Public Collections:
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE
National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM
Renwick Gallery of Smithsonian Institution,Washington, DC
Cooper-Hewitt Museum, NYC
Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Biography:
Eddie Dominguez:
born 1957 Tucumcari, New Mexico
lives Albuquerque, New Mexico
Eddie Domínguez began his career as a tin worker within the New Mexican tradition, and has since worked with such materials as glass, wood, found objects, and photographic media. Now well known for his unorthodox use of ceramics, the artist is fascinated with the home and its furnishings. He creates sculptures with a practical function that treads the boundaries between fine art, craft, and kitsch.
A true innovator in the art of ceramics, Domínguez makes dinnerware sets that are unrecognizable as such, until disassembled. When assembled, they often appear to be luxuriant gardens, replete with foliage and blossoms. The Rose Garden is a place setting for six that disguises mugs and glasses as stems, plates as leaves, soup bowls as blossoms, and salt and pepper shakers as petals. According to the artist, "Discovery is seeing something new in something already familiar."
Eddie Dominguez profile as professor at University of Nebraska at Lincoln:
Eddie Dominguez doesn't distinguish between teaching and creating art.
"Teaching for me is like making artwork," said the UNL professor of art and art history. "They're not separate. Teaching is just another way of creating and sharing information; it's another medium for me."
Dominguez creates ceramic art out of a broad range of materials: wood, paint, paper, clay, photographs, metals, and fibers. He is continually adding to the list of materials he works with. "Each time I move forward with a new material, my form of expression alters," he said. "The materials I use have a lot to do with the language of my work."
His work tends to deal broadly with the theme of place. When he's teaching in Nebraska, his work expresses his feelings-physical and psychological-about his separation from his family in the Southwest.
Originally from Tucumcari, N.M., Dominguez received his bachelor's degree from the Cleveland Institute of Art, and then completed graduate work at Alfred College of Ceramics, in Alfred, N.Y. After that, he worked as a studio artist for more than a decade before accepting a position at UNL.
"Teaching has always been interesting to me, but I needed to do it at the right time," Dominguez said. "My teaching experiences have been valuable to me in terms of both my personal growth and my work. I enjoy going into the classroom and working with a group of interested students who are putting effort into finding out who they are through their work. I try to encourage that exploration."
This summer, Dominguez and his UNL colleague Santiago Cal showed their work in an exhibition at the Baltimore Clayworks in Baltimore, Md. Next year, his current work will be featured in a solo show at the State Museum in Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Condition:Occasional roughness to pointed edges. Bright, lustrous red glaze. Smallest stone has a chipped end (see photo) Very good condition overall.
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