Wayne Higby (aka Donald Wayne Higby)

American, b. 1943

Rainbow Canyon
1993

Stoneware
9.75 x 9.5 x 1.25 in.
Gift of the Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation
1993.34

An innovator in the field of ceramic arts, Wayne Higby is famous for his imagery of American landscapes ranging from vessel forms and sculptures to architectural installations. Since the 1970s, he has experimented with forms and surface decoration to depict panoramic vistas, particularly those of the western U.S. In this piece, Higby captures the colored rock formations and mountainous terrain of Rainbow Canyon, a deep canyon just south of Caliente in Nevada.

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This object has the following keywords:

• abstract - Genre of visual arts in which figurative subjects or other forms are simplified or changed in their representation so that they do not portray a recognizable person, object, thing, etc.; may reference an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object. For the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances, prefer "abstraction." For 20th-century art styles that were a reaction against the traditional European conception of art as the imitation of nature, use "Abstract (fine arts style)."
• canyons - Deep, steep-sided land depressions, often having a river at the bottom; common to arid and semi-arid areas. Distinct from "valleys (landforms)," which tend to have a flattish landscape rather than high, precipitous slopes. Distinct from "gorges (landforms)," which tend to be smaller, narrower, and more rocky.
• rainbows

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

• Growing West: Exploring Art in Agriculture , 3/15/2016 - 5/7/2016