Magdalene Odundo
Untitled1983

On view:

Geffen Galleries, Earth and Water

Artist or Maker: Magdalene Odundo
Kenya, active England, Surrey, born 1950
Title: Untitled
Place Made: Africa, Kenya
Date Made: 1983
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: Height: 13 in. (33.02 cm); Diameter: 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits
Accession Number: M.87.1.119
Classification: Furnishings
Collecting Area: Decorative Arts and Design
Curatorial Notes: Kenyan-born contemporary artist Magdalene Odundo draws inspiration from the hand-coiled pots made by women in many parts of the world, including Nigeria, which she visited as a young artist. The firing technologies she employs transform her creations beyond her own expectations, as "accidental" out comes occur in the kiln. Thus, her work pushes traditoinal boundaries of form and becomes the avant-garde.
Selected Bibliography: Lauria, Jo; Color and Fire - Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics, 1950-2000; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, 2000.
Drexler Lynn, Martha. Clay Today: Contemporary Ceramists and their Work: a catalogue of the Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits Collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1990.