teacup, saucer and spoon

Robert Lazzarini, artist

born 1965

Franz Collection, Inc., manufacturer

founded 2002

Image Imports, manufacturer

teacup, saucer and spoon, 2003

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: stainless steel; porcelain; glaze

Dimensions:
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): cup 8 x 15 cm
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 3 1/8 x 5 7/8 in
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): saucer 4.5 x 15 cm
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 1 3/4 x 5 7/8 in
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): spoon 2 x 16.5 cm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 0 13/16 x 6 1/2 in

Credit line: Gift of Peter Norton

Accession number: 2003.0159.a,b,c

On display: Loo Gallery

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This project is New York–based artist Robert Lazzarini’s first experiment in “complex nonlinear distortion.” He combined attributes of different cups and saucers to arrive at a new type of object. He first drew the cup and saucer using three-dimensional modeling software, and then he laser-scanned a spoon. He next applied multiple sine wave patterns along different axes through these virtual objects. After finishing the virtual modeling stage, Lazzarini used the rendering to create a series of three-dimensional prototypes. He then hand-finished the prototypes, smoothing the surfaces and sculpting a chip in the rim of the cup to suggest years of use.