Vegetable Bin

• Title Vegetable Bin
• Category Sculpture
• Medium Ceramic
• Medium Funk, Pacific Northwest (subject or artist)
• Dimensions 11"h x 11"w
• Year Completed 1972
• Description In the late 60s, he began making ‘FrogWorld’, which borrowed imagery and ideas from Greek, Roman, and Egyptian mythologies, and early Christian ideas. He used their respective beliefs and histories as allegories of contemporary society, lightheartedly addressing a wide range of topics from art, mythology, politics, history, and religion. All these topics were represented by frogs.
• Notes David Gilhooly, born in Auburn, California, in 1943, was an American ceramicist, sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Gilhooly was deeply involved in the formation of the San Francisco Bay Area Funk Ceramic Movement in the 60s and 70s. This movement challenged the seriousness of the art world by focusing on absurd images of everyday objects. He graduated with a B.A in 1965, and then earned his M.A two years later. He taught at various universities after his graduation, such as San Jose State University from 1967 to 1969 before moving to Canada and teaching at the University of Saskatchewan from 1969 to 1971. He also taught at York University in Toronto. He developed his work substantially at the TB-9 studio at UC Davis. The TB-9 Studio was a safe place for ceramicists who wanted: “freedom to study, imitate, incorporate, and/or reject the work of older contemporary artists, as well as takeoff on a variety of tangents that would emerge from throwing fresh and eccentric materials into the creative mix.” The studio challenged Gilhooly to elevate his ceramics to a new level, as he moved away from traditional ideas to more expressive ideas by means of color, size, and subject.
• Artist David Gilhooly American 1943-2013
• Credit Carlson Collection
• Location Library 116 (Duval)
• Accession Number 1973.0007
• Status Checked Out
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