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Additional Artworks

From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Erda: New Forms V by Clara Couch, Image 2.

    Clara Couch

    Erda: New Forms V, 1991

    Clay

  2. Caravan Vessel by Jay Gogin, Image 1.

    Jay Gogin

    Caravan Vessel, 1986

    Raku earthenware

    16 x 13 x 13 in (40.64 x 33.02 x 33.02 cm)

  3. Footed Bowl by Beatrice Wood, Image 1.

    Beatrice Wood

    Footed Bowl, 1984

    Thrown and assembled earthenware vessel with iridescent luster glaze and polychromatic cratered interior

    8.5 x 8.5 x 8.5 in (21.59 x 21.59 x 21.59 cm)

  4. Japanese Hidaro Vase, Meiji Period by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Japanese Hidaro Vase, Meiji Period, 1868-1912

    Porcelain

    8.25 x 6 x 6 in (20.96 x 15.24 x 15.24 cm)

  5. Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Plaque, Kangxi Period by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Plaque, Kangxi Period, ca. 1662-1772

    Porcelain

    7.5 x 10.25 in (19.05 x 26.04 cm)

  6. Japanese Plate by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Japanese Plate

    Porcelain

    12.5 x 2 in (31.75 x 5.08 cm)

  7. Japanese Figure of Courtesan, Meiji Period by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Japanese Figure of Courtesan, Meiji Period, ca. 1868-1912

    Porcelain

    10 in (25.4 cm)

  8. Chinese Imari Bowl with Pagodas and Clouds by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Chinese Imari Bowl with Pagodas and Clouds, First half of 18th Century

    Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue, iron red, and gilt decoration

    4.5 x 9 x 9 in (11.43 x 22.86 x 22.86 cm)

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About the artist

Xavier Toubes

Spanish

b. 1947

Born in A Coruña, Spain. Worked in an international bank in Spain and London until 1974. Studied at Goldsmith's College University of London (1974-1977) and later attended the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, graduating with a Master of Fine Arts (1980-1983). Taught in the Art Department at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill until 1993. Became involved in the creation of the European Ceramics Work Center (EKWC) in s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, serving as the Artistic Director from its opening in 1991 until 1999, when he began teaching at the School of Art Institute in Chicago. He has since lectured at numerous universities and international forums. Toubes states about the body of his work: "Although there is a purpose it is of the poetics and a matter of discovery and rediscovery as the work progresses. The surfaces, the skin are more like a place, a surprise through form, color, light, and material present and pulsating.