Raku Style Pot

Ceramic pot by Eugene Kain

Ceramic pot by Eugene Kain

Name/Title

Raku Style Pot

Entry/Object ID

2022.0110.1

Tags

Local Artist

Description

Raku style pot thrown by Eugene Kain. Pot features greens and grays with vertical designs around the upper portion of the pot. Approximately 6"x7".

Artwork Details

Medium

Ceramic pot

Context

Kain taught in the art department at Ripon College for 27 years, retiring in 2010. During his time at the college, he was also the gallery director, curating over 100 exhibitions. Kain is a professional multimedia artist who taught himself bronzeworking while living in Austria for a decade. He got his MFA degree at Syracuse University. Many of the pieces that Kain creates reminisce about his time as a child. He and his mother fled Moscow to Eastern Europe and lived as refugees for over five years.Then they emigrated to the United States. His pieces arr both organic and geometric. Kain's works have been shown in many Wisconsin venues, including the Milwaukee Art Museum, K Center, and Ripon College. His art has also been in New York, Vienna and other Austrian cities, and Portland, ME. Written by Ripon College Student Emily Rode.

Acquisition

Accession

2022.0110

Source or Donor

Sarah McGowan

Made/Created

Artist

Kain, Eugene

Date made

circa 2000

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pottery

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Factory

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Industrial Structures

Nomenclature Class

Structures

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects