Wayne Bates Collection Set Of 3 Ceramics

Wayne Bates set of three ceramic items that include one plate, vase and small plate. It is very important to Bates that his bowls be useful and that they be used. “My best shot is to make things that are really beautiful and that people are going to use.” Though, as he states, the Industrial Revolution “freed the craftsman from the slavery of making utilitarian objects,” he feels that the attributes of functional objects separate them from painting or sculpture and that those attributes — intimacy, connection to a purpose, and connection to ritual — are celebratory. He looks upon all of his work as being part of a continuum, constantly evolving, multi-dimensional. Each pot is kin to the one before and the one after; thus the necessity to make many pieces. Viewed in this way, production pottery, with its inherent repetition and order, suits him. He is a purist who strives for clarity and sees the limitless possibilities of embellishing simple, elegant forms.

Dimensions

Plate
Length: 10.5 in.
Dated 2000

Small Plate
Length: 6 in.
Dated 2006

Vase
Height: 4 in.
Length: 4 in.
Width: 4 in.
Dated 2000