Magdalene Odundo
Asymmetrical Betu I
2009
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Magdalene Odundo
Asymmetrical Betu I
2009
Physical Qualities
Ceramic, 22 7/16 x 11 x 8 1/4 in. (57 x 28 x 21 cm.)
Credit Line
Hyland P. Stewart Bequest Fund
Object Number
2012.66
This work's dramatic curves suggest a waist, much like its title suggests a connection to the swelling human form of Mangbetu figurative vessels from northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Magdalene Odundo draws upon global and historic art forms and practices that inspire her meticulously crafted ceramics and artistic process. Odundo utilizes the coiling method to build her vessels, followed by rigorous smoothing, application of clay slip, and repeated burnishing before firing in a kiln in her London studio.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2012; Anthony Slayter-Ralph, Santa Barbara, CA
Nichole Bridges, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Hand Held: Personal Arts from Africa," Sept. 25, 2011-Feb. 5, 2012.
New on View case, "Arcade," March 12, 2012 - present
African Reinstallation, "The Artist," Apr 2015, Wurtzburger Galleries, Kathryn Gunsch.
Des Moines Art Center, "Underneath Everything: Humility and Grandeur in Contemporary Ceramics". Des Moines Art Center, June 2, 2023- September 10, 2023. Circulated to Grand Rapids Art Museum, October 7, 2023- January 13, 2024.
New on View case, "Arcade," March 12, 2012 - present
African Reinstallation, "The Artist," Apr 2015, Wurtzburger Galleries, Kathryn Gunsch.
Des Moines Art Center, "Underneath Everything: Humility and Grandeur in Contemporary Ceramics". Des Moines Art Center, June 2, 2023- September 10, 2023. Circulated to Grand Rapids Art Museum, October 7, 2023- January 13, 2024.
Inscribed: Signed on base
On View: Wurtzburger, Hallway
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