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In the Tradition of Smiling Angels

CURNEEN, Claire

© Claire Curneen/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
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The Angels represent a grand presence. They are messengers, bringers of news, good or bad. They serve as a reminder of our mortality with a comforting presence. Terracotta is warm and has associations with the ground. It is ordinary and commonplace and therefore imparts a sense of belonging. This contrasts with the use of gold which carries meaning of high value and status. This work explores the idea of the importance of the ordinary existing alongside with the extraordinary' (Claire Curneen).


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Details

Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 39104

Creation/Production

CURNEEN, Claire
Date: 2007

Acquisition

Purchase - ass. of DWT, 27/7/2009
Purchased with support from The Derek Williams Trust

Measurements

Height (cm): 78
Width (cm): 50
Depth (cm): 29.3
Height (in): 30
Width (in): 19
Depth (in): 11

Techniques

hand-built
forming
Applied Art
dipped
decoration
Applied Art
poured

Material

terracotta
gold lustre

Location

Gallery 20

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  • Angel
  • Applied Art
  • Art And Design Movements
  • Ceramics
  • Craft
  • Curneen, Claire
  • Gold
  • Identity
  • Key Design Elements
  • Nude
  • People
  • Religion And Belief
  • Studio Ceramics
  • Woman Artist

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