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'''Susan Thayer''' (born 17 October 1957 in New York, NY) is an American [[ceramicist]] known for her intricately painted [[porcelain]] teapots.<ref> |
'''Susan Thayer''' (born 17 October 1957 in New York, NY) is an American [[Ceramic art|ceramicist]] known for her intricately painted [[porcelain]] teapots.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Susan Thayer |url=https://americanart.si.edu/artist/susan-thayer-18346 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729053712/https://americanart.si.edu/artist/susan-thayer-18346 |archive-date=29 July 2021 |access-date=7 March 2017 |website=[[Smithsonian American Art Museum]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Inspired by her grandmother's china as well as by historical [[Europe]]an ceramics, she often combines traditional elements with other more contemporary designs in her work.<ref name="auto1">Thayer, Susan. "Bulb Flowers - The Process", ''Ceramics: Art and Perception'', 1996.</ref> In order to maintain a high level of detail, Thayer must often fire each individual piece between ten and twenty times.<ref name="auto"/> She currently lives and works in [[Portland, Oregon]]. |
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==Education and career== |
==Education and career== |
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⚫ | Thayer graduated from the [[Rhode Island School of Design]] in Providence, RI, in 1982 with a BFA in ceramics.<ref name="auto1"/> After graduation, she remained in Providence and opened a porcelain production studio, though by 1986 she grew discouraged by "the limits imposed by the demands of production."<ref name="auto2">Thayer, Susan. "Reaching to the Past", ''[[Ceramics Monthly]]'', April 1994.</ref> This discontent led her to begin creating one-of-a-kind pieces,<ref>Thayer, Susan. "Reaching to the Past", ''[[Ceramics Monthly]]'', April 1994</ref> drawing on originality rather than the uniformity of mass production. These pieces are often inspired by traditions such as the ceremony and grandeur of a dinner table in all of its propriety: set with dishes on placemats and with multiple spoons, forks, and knives designated for different courses.<ref name="auto2"/> In addition to serving as an image of tradition, the dinner table—like the teapot—also suggests the notion of people coming together in a ritualistic setting.<ref name="auto3">"Greenwich House Pottery and SOFA NYC present SUSAN THAYER: 'China Painting - What You Don't See'", ''[[Greenwich House Pottery]]'', 2001.</ref> In conjunction with this classic imagery, her distinctive teapots are also inspired by change, which she perceives as "both desirable and inevitable."<ref name="auto2"/> That sense of change manifests itself in her teapots as slight alterations of the original form: the perfect spouts start to lengthen or warp, or surface designs are rendered in glow-in-the-dark paint.<ref name="auto2"/> |
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==Work== |
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⚫ | Thayer graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI, in 1982 with a BFA in ceramics.<ref |
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Thayer's work is fluid in nature and intentionally "imperfect."<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine|date=January 2003|title=Susan Thayer – Totally Teapots |url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=8962554&site=ehost-live|magazine=[[The World and I]] |volume=18|pages=82|via=EBSCOhost}}</ref> She does not take on commissions, preferring to follow her own ideas.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Thayer's pieces are in the permanent collection of the [[Smithsonian American Art Museum]],<ref name="auto" /><ref name="auto3" /> the [[De Young (museum)|De Young Museum]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 May 2015 |title=Susan Thayer - Crystal Ball |language=en |work=FAMSF Explore the Art |url=https://art.famsf.org/susan-thayer/crystal-ball-20081354a-b |url-status=dead |access-date=9 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829200355/https://art.famsf.org/susan-thayer/crystal-ball-20081354a-b |archive-date=29 August 2019}}</ref> the [[Museum of Contemporary Craft]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Susan Thayer |url=https://mimi.pnca.edu/a/8568 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630141147/https://mimi.pnca.edu/a/8568 |archive-date=30 June 2022 |access-date=9 December 2017 |website=PNCA Collections}}</ref> the [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston|Museum of Fine Arts Boston]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 December 2016 |title=Teapot: Guarding Eden Teapot |language=en |work=[[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]] |url=http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/teapot-guarding-eden-teapot-45048 |url-status=live |access-date=9 December 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230217004729/https://collections.mfa.org/objects/45048 |archive-date=17 February 2023}}</ref> The [[Racine Art Museum]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=Variations on a Theme: Teapots from RAM's Collection |url=http://www.ramart.org/content/variations-theme-teapots-rams-collection |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210020403/http://www.ramart.org/content/variations-theme-teapots-rams-collection |archive-date=10 December 2017 |access-date=9 December 2017 |website=Racine Art Museum |language=en}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ramart.org/content/magic-mud-masterworks-clay-rams-collection "Magic Mud: Masterworks in Clay from RAM's Collection: February 2 - May 4, 2014"], ''[[Racine Art Museum]]''. Retrieved on 7 March 2017.</ref> and in the [[Newark Museum]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gallery.newarkmuseum.org/view/objects/asitem/People@3144424/0?t:state:flow=9acb0be2-b324-4767-9593-f2c5f8e40e65|title=Susan Thayer|website=Newark Museum - Collection|access-date=2017-12-09}}</ref> Her work was shown in 2003 in "The Artful Teapot" at the George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art and the [[Long Beach Museum of Art]],<ref name=":0" /> and in 1993, ''Feats of Clay V'', at Gladding, McBean & Company in [[Lincoln, California]].<ref>Crane, Carolyn. "Feats of Clay", ''[[Ceramics Monthly]]'', April 1993.</ref> |
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==Artist statement== |
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Thayer has stated:<ref>"Greenwich House Pottery and SOFA NYC present SUSAN THAYER: 'China Painting - What You Don't See'", ''[[Greenwich House Pottery]]'', 2001.</ref> |
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<blockquote>My forms are vessels, their contents stories. All stories are mysteries or they wouldn't be stories. I invite the viewer to freely interpret these scenes, creating a narrative as in a dream. Although no longer functional in the literal sense my teapots retain their association with the participatory event of taking tea. Whether in a social context such as the tête à tête or larger tea party or through the meditative act of taking tea alone, the teapot itself speaks of inclusion.</blockquote> |
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==Museum collections== |
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Thayer has been represented in the following museum collections:<ref>[http://www.susanlongaway.com/about/html "About Susan"], ''[[Susan Thayer]]''. Retrieved on 7 March 2017.</ref> |
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*De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA |
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*Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA |
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*Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, OR (closed, with its collection now held by the Center for Contemporary Art & Culture, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR<ref>[http://mocc.pnca.edu/ "About"], ''[[Center for Contemporary Art & Culture'']]. Retrieved on 7 March 2017.</ref>) |
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*Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
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*Newark Museum, Newark, NJ |
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*Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI |
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*Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC<ref>"Greenwich House Pottery and SOFA NYC present SUSAN THAYER: 'China Painting - What You Don't See'", ''[[Greenwich House Pottery]]'', 2001.</ref> |
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==Selected solo exhibitions== |
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Thayer's solo exhibitions around the U.S. include:<ref>Thayer, Susan. Resume.</ref> |
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*2000: Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL |
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*1999: ''Recent Work'', Margo Jacobsen Gallery, Portland, OR |
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*1995: ''Recent Work'', Lucky Street Gallery, Key West, FL |
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*1991: ''Paintings'', Harrison Gallery, Key West, FL |
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==Selected group exhibitions== |
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Thayer's work has been included in the following group exhibitions:<ref>Thayer, Susan. Resume.</ref> |
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*2017: ''Variations on a Theme: Teapots from RAM's Collection'', Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI<ref>[http://www.ramart.org/content/variations-theme-teapots-rams-collection "Variations on a Theme: Teapots from RAM's Collection: January 29 - July 9, 2017"], ''[[Racine Art Museum]]''. Retrieved on 7 March 2017.</ref> |
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*2014: ''Magic Mud: Masterworks in Clay from RAM's Collection'', Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI<ref>[http://www.ramart.org/content/magic-mud-masterworks-clay-rams-collection "Magic Mud: Masterworks in Clay from RAM's Collection: February 2 - May 4, 2014"], ''[[Racine Art Museum]]''. Retrieved on 7 March 2017.</ref> |
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*2000: ''Defining Moments'', Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA |
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*1997: ''Rhode Island Collects'', Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI |
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*1996: ''4th Annual Teapot Exhibition'', Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO (now Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design, University City, MO) |
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*1995: ''The Forest'', Elliott Brown Gallery, Seattle, WA (now Elliott Arts West, Santa Fe, NM) |
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*1994: ''I'm a Little Teapot...'', Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY |
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*1994: ''Teapot Invitational'', Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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*1993: ''48th International Ceramic Art Competition'', Faenza, Italy |
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*1993: ''Feats of Clay V'', Gladding, McBean & Company, Lincoln, CA<ref>Crane, Carolyn. "Feats of Clay", ''[[Ceramics Monthly]]'', April 1993.</ref> |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 08:58, 28 February 2024
Susan Thayer (born 17 October 1957 in New York, NY) is an American ceramicist known for her intricately painted porcelain teapots.[1] Inspired by her grandmother's china as well as by historical European ceramics, she often combines traditional elements with other more contemporary designs in her work.[2] In order to maintain a high level of detail, Thayer must often fire each individual piece between ten and twenty times.[1] She currently lives and works in Portland, Oregon.
Education and career
Thayer graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI, in 1982 with a BFA in ceramics.[2] After graduation, she remained in Providence and opened a porcelain production studio, though by 1986 she grew discouraged by "the limits imposed by the demands of production."[3] This discontent led her to begin creating one-of-a-kind pieces,[4] drawing on originality rather than the uniformity of mass production. These pieces are often inspired by traditions such as the ceremony and grandeur of a dinner table in all of its propriety: set with dishes on placemats and with multiple spoons, forks, and knives designated for different courses.[3] In addition to serving as an image of tradition, the dinner table—like the teapot—also suggests the notion of people coming together in a ritualistic setting.[5] In conjunction with this classic imagery, her distinctive teapots are also inspired by change, which she perceives as "both desirable and inevitable."[3] That sense of change manifests itself in her teapots as slight alterations of the original form: the perfect spouts start to lengthen or warp, or surface designs are rendered in glow-in-the-dark paint.[3]
Work
Thayer's work is fluid in nature and intentionally "imperfect."[6] She does not take on commissions, preferring to follow her own ideas.[6]
Thayer's pieces are in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[1][5] the De Young Museum,[7] the Museum of Contemporary Craft,[8] the Museum of Fine Arts Boston,[9] The Racine Art Museum,[10][11] and in the Newark Museum.[12] Her work was shown in 2003 in "The Artful Teapot" at the George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art and the Long Beach Museum of Art,[6] and in 1993, Feats of Clay V, at Gladding, McBean & Company in Lincoln, California.[13]
References
- ^ a b c "Susan Thayer". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ a b Thayer, Susan. "Bulb Flowers - The Process", Ceramics: Art and Perception, 1996.
- ^ a b c d Thayer, Susan. "Reaching to the Past", Ceramics Monthly, April 1994.
- ^ Thayer, Susan. "Reaching to the Past", Ceramics Monthly, April 1994
- ^ a b "Greenwich House Pottery and SOFA NYC present SUSAN THAYER: 'China Painting - What You Don't See'", Greenwich House Pottery, 2001.
- ^ a b c "Susan Thayer – Totally Teapots". The World and I. Vol. 18. January 2003. p. 82 – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ "Susan Thayer - Crystal Ball". FAMSF Explore the Art. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Susan Thayer". PNCA Collections. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Teapot: Guarding Eden Teapot". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 17 December 2016. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Variations on a Theme: Teapots from RAM's Collection". Racine Art Museum. 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Magic Mud: Masterworks in Clay from RAM's Collection: February 2 - May 4, 2014", Racine Art Museum. Retrieved on 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Susan Thayer". Newark Museum - Collection. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
- ^ Crane, Carolyn. "Feats of Clay", Ceramics Monthly, April 1993.