Patrick Crabb (b. 1947) - Postmodernist Raku Shard Teapot Series, no. 31194, altered wheel thrown form using oxidation, raku, and salt firing techniques, signed and numbered at the foot. Size: 12"h x 14"w x 7"d In good condition with wear consistent with age and the nature of the material. The handle looks as if it was repaired, but given the method of construction it maybe intentional. Patrick Shia Crabb (b. 1947) is a sculptor known for his “deconstruction style” tall vessels, large wall platters and figurative sculptures. Hand building, throwing and the use of unique molds are all used to create his unique forms. Crabb uses a combination of firing techniques including raku, oxidation, cone 06-04 range, low-salt, obvara, sawdust, and other atmospheric firing methods. Shard vessels and large wall platters are assembled using broken shards of the form. Each shard is fired or glazed individually then reassembled into the original form. The shards reference antiquity while the bright patterned colors reference contemporary time. This work is vessel form as an art object. Crabb’s travels and experience of primitive cultures of Asia, Africa and South America have impacted his multi-cultural imageries and colors. Rick Dillingham has influenced his “deconstructed style” shard vessels. Elements of this body of work and techniques are carried to Crabb’s figurative and architectural forms. Crabb is a recipient of numerous awards including the Fulbright Grant Award, issued by the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council (QEII), New Zealand. Patrick S. Crabb signs all of his gallery work with a post-firing numbering system along with his signature. This number code system has been used since 1978. As an example the number #21195: the final 2 digits, 95, indicate the year the object was made, 1995; the 11 refers to the month of November; the digit 2 refers to the second completed piece in the month of November. Occasionally, a letter is added to this number (for example #21195-P). This letter references a form, in this example, P is for platter at other times the letter T is for teapot [The Mark’s Project] Public Collections Auckland Museum, Auckland, New Zealand Beijing University, Beijing, China Bensacola Junior College, Pensacola, Florida George E. Ohr Cultural Arts Center, Biloxi, Mississippi International Museum of Ceramics, Faenza, Italy Kyushu Ceramic Museum, Arita, Japan Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio Museum of Modern Ceramics, Castelli, Italy Scripps College, Claremont, California Taipei Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey University of Wisconsin, Platteville, Wisconsin