✅ SOLVED Want To Sell It But Dont Know How To Describe It Besides...

[diggummup]

Want To Sell It But Don't Know How To Describe It Besides...

Looking for a good title to list it on ebay and maybe some information as to the "style" of art it is (if there is such a thing). It's a modern, artisan made sculptured bowl that looks like an algae ridden, biohazardous, post nuclear event, Koi pond. I can't even decipher what it's made of. I believe it is plaster of paris, only because It looks like gauze impressions (?) on it or something. But then they don't appear on the back, so I would guess the "gauze marks" are intentionally made. The center where the fish are has a glossy glaze with a crystalline finish apparent in the glaze. It looks to be a complex made piece, as ugly as it appears, and it's quite unique. It's signed in black marker and probably came from a local gallery. I posted this several years ago and have searched several times since then for anything similar to no avail. I figured I'd post it on this page versus the garage sale page, since I posted it there previously and this forum gets more exposure.
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/garage-sale-finds/296250-any-idea-how-figure-thing-out.html

Some new pics-

 

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[Molewacker]

interesting piece - I would really like it if it didn't have the gauze texture. Strange it's not incised on the base, just the marker.

I would email photos to Colorado Potters Guild ? Handmade Artisan Pottery and see if they recognize the style of one of their members.

Good luck!

 

[diggummup]

interesting piece - I would really like it if it didn't have the gauze texture. Strange it's not incised on the base, just the marker.

I would email photos to Colorado Potters Guild ? Handmade Artisan Pottery and see if they recognize the style of one of their members.

Good luck!

Thanks and good idea, however... I changed my info. so people won't think Broward Co. is in Colorado, lol. I will contact these people-
Broward Art Guild - Home Page

 

[rick67]

"Pond Scum" would be fit for a title.

Looks like something you'd see in a Plastination Exhibit.

 

[tamrock]

Rare unique, OOAK for (one of a kind) studio art pottery .. under "Pottery & Glass"

 

[Molewacker]

Thanks and good idea, however... I changed my info. so people won't think Broward Co. is in Colorado, lol. I will contact these people-
Broward Art Guild - Home Page

Oops! Well, fingers crossed for a ID!

 

[ARC]

I can describe it.
One word...

Arrrg.

Its like an alien fetus that was found inside a meteor that fell to earth...

And hit every other planet on the way here.

:P

 

[Peyton Manning]

frog legs frying

 

[ARC]

Talent ?
heh.
:P

 

[diggummup]

So I was searching google images this morning using keywords- abstract artisan koi bowl- and saw an image with a very similar signature on it-

Turns out this is the same artist that made my piece! It is a piece made by Tony Evans and his stuff is collectible. Although ugly, I knew there was an undeniable talent involved in making this piece. That's why I shelled out $3 for it, lol.

About the artist- A Tribute to Anthony G. Evans: Materials Scientist and Engineer December; 4, 1942 to September 9, 2009 - A Tribute to Anthony G. Evans:*?*Princeton University ? Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Here is a similar bowl that sold for $99.95
- http://www.ebay.com/itm/TONY-EVANS-...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

[diggummup]

Talent ?
heh.
:P

Sorry, I deleted my post then reposted after you replied. Yes, talent and skill.

Anthony G. Evans was one of the most influential materials scientists and materials engineers of his generation. He had no rival when it came to the grasp of the underlying fundamentals of material behavior coupled with an extraordinary ability to focus his attention and to inspire and lead collaborative efforts.
Evans is the most highly cited materials scientist with almost 35 000 citations to over 650 published journal papers. His h-index will soon pass 100. A short list of subjects to which Evans has made major contributions includes micro-cracking and transformation toughening of ceramics, ceramic matrix composites and metal matrix composites, thin film mechanics, interface mechanics, thermal barrier coatings, metallic foams, morphing structures, aerospace materials with special thermomechanical properties, lightweight lattice materials, and superior blast and ballistic resistant structural materials. On each of these problem areas, Evans brought to bear a fundamental understanding of material behavior at all scales together with innovative experiments in the laboratory. The experimental work he and his collaborators performed more often than not focused on observation of micromechanical behavior and new phenomena rather than on refined measurement of material properties.

 

[ARC]

Hey... Whatever floats someone's boat.

Hope it sells for a bunch...
Would not be the first time I saw something sell for money I would rather give away than use to purchase said item.

 

[ARC]

In fact dig... I would be interested to hear from you what this item sells for.

 

[CoilyGirl]

I was going to dub it minnows basking on the shore gulping for water but thought the title was too long.

 

[ARC]

I was going to dub it...

Fishing lures melted to a rock that a pelican took a dump on...

But that one was too long as well.

So I shortened it... to...

Pelican Dump. :P

 

[diggummup]

In fact dig... I would be interested to hear from you what this item sells for.

I'll update you when it sells. I'll be listing it later today.

 

[relic lover]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder I guess. Because I love that thing. If it was mine i would definitely not sell it.

 

[relic lover]

By the way I'm pretty sure that thing is the result of a runaway kiln. Burned glaze, melted ceramic. I think it's what you would call a happy accident

 

[Molewacker]

Yay! Good going on the research! Good luck on the sale -

 

[diggummup]

By the way I'm pretty sure that thing is the result of a runaway kiln. Burned glaze, melted ceramic. I think it's what you would call a happy accident

Maybe , but remember besides being the vice-president of the American Ceramic Society (1984-88 and 2002-09), the guy was a world-leading materials scientist who pioneered the use of brittle materials in such wide-ranging applications as jet engines, space-shuttle tiles, silicon chips and vehicle armor. He was the international authority on the failure of advanced engineering materials such as ceramic composites. He wrote over 540 scientific publications, he is also one of the most referenced authors in materials science, engineering and physics.

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2009/nov/29/anthony-evans-obituary