ETTORE SOTTSASS (1917-2007)

A MONUMENTAL FRUIT BOWL FROM THE 'CERAMICHE DI FUMO' SERIES, 1969

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ETTORE SOTTSASS (1917-2007)
A MONUMENTAL FRUIT BOWL FROM THE 'CERAMICHE DI FUMO' SERIES, 1969
executed by Bitossi for Il Sestante, Milan, terracotta with gloss glaze
13 in. (33 cm.) high
incised mark to underside Il Sestante, Sottsass

Literature

This example illustrated:
F. Ferrari, Ettore Sottsass, Tutta la Ceramica, Turin, 1996, p. 158, cat. no. 716.

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Lot Essay

Sottsass acknowledges the ethereal nature of smoke trails -- expressions of motion now rendered static -- as inspiration for this series. By giving these vessels titles that include 'Fumo della Esso', 'Fumo dell' Atomica', and 'Fumo di Bankok', 'Fumo di Buddha', Sottsass invests these forms with an ethos that contrasts philosophical, ecological, and anti-consumerist statements with an imagined collective memory of ancient ritual and ceremony.

The 'Ceramiche di Fumo' series was first presented Il Sestante gallery, Milan, 28 March 1969.

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