Jack Black Navajo Ceramic Sculptural Pair Abstract Man & Woman Sculptures - a Pair
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Jack Black was a well regarded Native American artist. A member of the Navajo tribe and a skilled potter. Black’s …
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Jack Black was a well regarded Native American artist. A member of the Navajo tribe and a skilled potter. Black’s artwork has a unique style and his subject matter usually includes stylized Native American people in various actions of every day life. When Black died in 2002, all of his potter’s molds were destroyed, making his existing works more rare and valuable.
The faces are unglazed. The Body is in the beautiful blue glaze that is typical and recognizable of Jack Black
Jack Black is a famous Navajo artist from Sedona, Arizona (deceased 2002). His work is known for pure and simplicity of line. Each piece began by drawing a sketch and then taking raw clay to create the original sculpture from which production molds were formed. The figures were then cast, sanded, detailed, fired to bisque and then glazed and refired. This entire process was done by hand, making each sculpture different and unique.
JACK BLACK'S WORK IS A TRIBUTE TO THE CULTURE AND BEAUTY OF THE SOUTHWEST. HIS SCULPTURE IS CHARACTERIZED BY GRACEFUL LINES AND SIMPLICITY OF FORM. THE GLAZED SURFACES ARE SMOOTH...TO THE EYE AS WELL AS THE TOUCH, AND THE UNDERSTATED DETAIL CREATES A FEEL OF TIMELESSNESS. BLACK'S DISTINCTIVE CHOICE OF COLOR CALLS TO MIND THE BLUE SKY, CANYONS AND VISTAS OF ARIZONA.
HE BEGINS WITH RAW CLAY TO CREATE THE ORIGINAL SCULPTURE FROM WHICH PRODUCTION MOLDS ARE MADE. THEN STONEWARE FIGURES ARE CAST. AFTER THE FIGURES ARE CLEANED AND DETAIL IS ADDED BY HAND, THEY ARE FIRED AT 1900 DEGREES. JACK'S WORKS ARE THEN SANDED, CLEANED AGAIN AND BRUSHED WITH THREE COATS OF HIGH FIRE GLAZE. THE ENTIRE PROCESS IS BY HAND. THE LAST STEP INVOLVES REFIRING AT 2000 DEGREES. EACH OF JACK BLACK'S SCULPTURES IS UNIQUE-NO TWO ARE EXACTLY ALIKE.
JACK BLACK'S WORKS REFLECTS THE STYLE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE SOUTHWEST AND WILL BRING YEARS OF PLEASURE TO COLLECTORS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
This is a large pair.
They are both signed and you may see the marks in the photos.
Circa 1984
It is a figural pair of a man and a woman.
The man is 13 inches tall .
The woman is about 9 3/4" tall
They are in perfect condition.
Measurements:
Man: 13" tall x 5" wide x 5" deep
Woman: 9 3/4" tall x 9" wide x 6 3/4" deep
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- Dimensions
- 13ʺW × 5ʺD × 5ʺH
- Styled After
- Navajo Indian Art
- Period
- 1980s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Ceramic
- Condition
- Very Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, No Imperfections
- Color
- Blue
- Condition Notes
- Excellent Excellent less
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