Drawing for Prometheus I

Susannah Biondo-Gemmell, artist

born 1978

Drawing for Prometheus I, 2006

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: porcelain; lava glaze; slip casting

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 36 x 35.5 x 11.5 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 14 3/16 x 14 x 4 1/2 in
Weight (Weight): 25 lbs

Credit line: Museum purchase: Peter T. Bohan Art Acquisition Fund

Accession number: 2008.0001

On display: Loo Gallery

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Working as a ceramicist, Susannah Biondo-Gemmell often assumes the role of alchemist by intentionally altering and transforming the firing process, using fire as both her subject and tool. By attempting to capture the act of transformation, her work makes visible what she refers to as the “metaphysical nature of energy exchange.” After firing a large mass of material, she cuts into the block, excavating the shapes and cavities formed by fire. In Greek mythology, the titular Prometheus is the god of fire who made humans from clay and then defiantly gave them the gift of fire.