Counterpoint Vase in Twelve Tones
Fritsch, Elizabeth
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Counterpoint Vase in Twelve Tones is an important early example of the musical inspiration that made Fritsch’s work in the early 1970s so distinctive and influential. Music, a passion nurtured at an early age and developed through advanced study of the piano and harp, has been Fritsch’s most important and abiding influence. A precise vocabulary of metaphors derived from musical theory underpins her work. In her own words, ‘the form of a piece is the equivalent of a melody or theme; the rhythm figures in the painting correspond to tempo and rhythm in music; and colour correlates with harmony and modulation.’ Curving grids follow the form of the vessel with mathematical precision and act ‘as the equivalent of a time signature in music.’ The rhythm figures based on these grids are modified by the vessel’s curvature, emphasising its dynamic structure.
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Collection
Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number
NMW A 39272
Creation/Production
Fritsch, Elizabeth
Date: 1975
Acquisition
Purchase - ass. of Art Fund & DWT, 2/6/2011
Purchased with support from The Art Fund and The Derek Williams Trust
Techniques
Hand-built
Forming
Applied Art
Coiled
Forming
Applied Art
Painted
Decoration
Applied Art
Material
Stoneware
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Location
on display
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