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Artist |
Jordan, John |
Title |
Silver Maple Vessel |
Medium |
Turned and carved wood |
Date |
2005 |
Description |
John Jordan (Nashville 1950; lives and works in Cane Ridge, Tennessee) Silver Maple Vessel, 2005 Turned and carved wood 10 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches Knoxville Museum of Art, 2007 purchase with funds provided by Martha and Pat Connell and KMA Collectors Circle John Jordan, of Cane Ridge, Tennessee, is known for his refined lathe-turned vessels. The conservation-minded artist prefers to salvage his raw material from dumps or construction sites. He begins by lathe-turning a block of freshly cut or "green" wood, which is less prone to cracking or splitting. After creating the basic vessel form on the lathe, he removes it and spends weeks adding a variety of surface details and textures by hand with a variety of personally-designed tools. The two vessels here represent the broad range of surface effects in Jordan's repertoire. For Silver Maple Vessel he uses a clear, smooth finish to reveal the beauty of the swirling wood grain, and introduces the illusion of movement with a network of carved lines. For Black Textured Vessel, Jordan pits the surface with thousands of tiny cuts and then masks the wood grain behind a dense coating of black dye. |
Catalog Number |
2007.12.01 |
Search Terms |
Wood Wood carvings Sculpture |