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The Hofman ashtrays

 
 author:    Vlastislav Hofman (1884–1964)  
 date:    1912  
 material:    earthenware  
 technique:    cast, hand-painted, glazed  
 dimensions:    L 3 2/3" W 3 2/3" H 1 2/3"  
 L 9.5 cm W 9.5 cm H 4 cm  

With its folded planes and suggestion of rippling movement, or possible implosion, Hofman's ashtray is a perfect illustration of his attempts to break up matter, exciting it to movement and then freezing that motion in a momentary stillness.


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