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American
(1930–1989)
Royal Paisley Pot
1969
Porcelain
17 x 15.5 x 5 in.
Museum Permanent Collection
1984.772
Royal Paisley Pot combines Art Deco architectural style with mass-produced adhesive decals and the factory production technique of slip casting. Though it resembles many objects within the vessel tradition, Kottler’s Royal Paisley Pot is more sculptural than its name implies, and this juxtaposition is a playful element in his work. While on a Fulbright scholarship to the Arabia Ceramics Factory in Helsinki, Finland, Kottler mastered the use of decals to create political commentary, biting satire, and coded messages. In the late 1960s, paisley was associated with psychedelic style and countercultural music. Additionally, paisley bandanas were worn by gay and bisexual men as a coded method of signifying interest in specific sexual practices. Kottler delighted in layering such subversive content in his ceramic production.
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