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Scarabeo
Ceramicist: Cassell, Halima
Stoneware, hand carved, unglazed.
White stoneware bowl cut from a hemisphere, the outside deeply carved with shapes that suggest organic forms. On the inside, carved shapes lead down to eight sharp points which meet in the centre of the base. The underside has sharp edges which come together to act as a near-stable base.
History note: Joanna Bird, London, from whom purchased on 27 June 2016 by Nicholas and Judith Goodison
Gift of Nicholas and Judith Goodison through The Art Fund
Diameter: 24 cm
Height: 11.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (2016-11-21) by Goodison, Nicholas and Judith
21st Century, Early
Circa
2015
CE
-
2016
CE
Halima Cassell, was born in 1975 in Pakistan, brought up in Manchester and studied at the University of Central Lancashire and Manchester City College. She lived for a time in Blackburn but is now based in rural Shropshire. Fusing her Asian roots with a fascination for African pattern, her intricate carved stoneware vessels are reminiscent of Middle Eastern architectural and decorative design. This vessel is an example of her recent work, in which she cuts dramatically into the form to distort it. The result is an essay in white and shade. The title ‘Scarabeo’, meaning beetle, suggests a further influence for this form. Halima’s pieces take 100-250 hours to complete. As well as clay, she also works in other materials such as stone, wood, plaster, bronze and glass.
Decoration
white Stoneware
Accession number: C.1106-2016
Primary reference Number: 215986
Entry form number: 1320
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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