Vipoo's Celadon piece is on show at The Flint Institute of Arts, USA, as part of an Function, Form, and Fantasy: Ceramics from the Dr. Robert and Deanna Harris Burger Collection.
Drawn from the collection of Dr. Robert and Deanna Harris Burger, this exhibition offers a unique look at the recent history of ceramics—from the 1960s to the present day—highlighting the diversity of styles and intense creativity of expression in the medium of clay. Function, Form, and Fantasy is divided into three sections that survey the historic roots of ceramics as craft and examine the artistic and technical experimentation, along with social commentary, that ceramicists have explored.
Dr. Robert and Deanna Harris Burger have been collecting contemporary ceramic works of art since the 1970s. Mrs. Burger has ties to Flint, having enjoyed ceramic classes at the Flint Institute of Arts in her youth. Today, the Burgers reside in Florida and together have built an impressive art collection using the knowledge they have gained through studying and visiting exhibitions, galleries, studios, private collections, and taking studio classes. Since 2005, Dr. and Mrs. Burger have donated nearly 250 works of art to the FIA, including over 180 ceramic works and 40 works on paper.
The exhitbion run from now to 14 August 2016