Stretching Function
In 2010, I curated a show which I titled "Stretching Function" at the Davis Art Center in my hometown of Davis, California. The clay pieces in that show and on this page flip the phrase "form follows function" on its head. What happens when form takes the wheel and function takes the backseat? Each of these pieces COULD be used for their designated function. You can actually drink out of the pieces called mugs, pour tea from the pieces called teapots and serve food from the pieces called bowls. But would you want to? Maybe...
Stretching FunctionGallery pieces featuring form before function.
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Teapots with 'TudeForm before function teapots with a lot of personality.
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