Vase

Gianni Tosin, Large Sculptural Ceramic Vase.
This sculptural ceramic vase reflects Gianni Tosin’s interest in the intersection of painting and form. Sharing the same architectural structure found in other works by the artist—an austere rectangular body with an archaic neck—it stands out for its delicate palette of soft pink and gray-white glazes. These tones are carefully layered across the surface, recalling Tosin’s canvas-like ceramic compositions.
The vase belongs to the same formal group as Tosin’s entry for the XIX National Ceramic Competition in 1961 and illustrates his experimental approach to ceramic as both structure and surface.

Bibliography: The Hockemeyer Collection, 20th Century Italian Ceramic Art.

Italy, 1960s