This work was fired in an anagama kiln—an ancient type of kiln that originated in China. The anagama kiln uses wood as a heat source, rather than the typical electric or gas kilns that contemporary ceramicists often use.
Today we’re taking a peek at three pieces by Japanese Conceptual artist Kenji Nakahashi. In both Difference in Time and Time (B), the artist arranged and photographed clocks to make a statement on the subjective experience of time.
Rudy Autio is considered a pillar of contemporary ceramics. The way that he constructs and shapes his vessels is distinctive and a hallmark of his production. After building up a hollow ceramic cylinder, he adds rounded projections that extend the vessel’s curvilinear surface.
These paintings show three different styles of depicting landscape during a period of great artistic transition from realism to abstraction in the decades around the turn of the twentieth century. The earliest is a composition by Scottish painter John Williamson, who immigrated to the United States as a child.
The Chazen Museum of Art is now open. Hours are Tuesday–Friday, 12-5 p.m., The first, second and parts of the third floor of the Chazen building are open, with a limit of 25 visitors at a time.
We want to explore the collection with you online. On Family Friday, be an art explorer and download a project to do at home. Show us your artwork by posting it on Facebook or Instagram and tagging us @ChazenArtUW.
For this virtual tour, we feature the selections of Joyce Bromley, who’s been a docent at the Chazen for about 20 years. She includes three of the museum’s most well-known portraits in her regular tours.
Museum education assistant Serendipity Swanstrom-Stage has created playlists on Spotify inspired by the Chazen’s permanent collection. Listen to a beautiful score while you enjoy these […]
While the museum is closed, our docents have been leading us on “virtual tours,” sharing some of their favorite works digitally. Ann Schaffer has been […]
Heidi Knapp was a nurse for 35 years, retiring in 2015. She’s spent quite a bit of time in museums in Europe and has been a docent since 2016.