Rupture of Plane: Alan Shields + Mimbres Painted Pottery

Installation view of
Rupture of Plane: Alan Shields + Mimbres Painted Pottery

September 9 - October 7, 2018

Photo by Ruben Diaz

Link to Exhibition Text

Classic Mimbres Black-on-white
Abstracted hawk moth proboscis / datura bud
c. 900 - 1000 CE
Painted ceramic
12 inches diameter, 4 inches depth

Classic Mimbres Black-on-white
Abstracted hawk moth proboscis / datura blossom
c. 900 - 1000 CE
Painted ceramic
12 inches diameter, 4 inches depth

Socorro Black-on-white
Trance portal / directional abstraction
c. 1100 - 1300 CE
Painted ceramic
7 inches diameter, 4 inches depth

Installation view of
Rupture of Plane: Alan Shields + Mimbres Painted Pottery

September 9 - October 7, 2018

Photo by Ruben Diaz

Link to Exhibition Text

Classic Mimbres Black-on-white
Abstracted datura buds with entoptic patterns
c. 900 - 1000 CE
Painted ceramic
13 inches diameter, 4 inches depth

Alan Shields
Equatorial Route, from The Raggedy Circumnavigation Series
1985
Relief, woodcut, silkscreen, string, stitching, on handmade paper, two layers
47 inches diameter, 52 x 52 inches framed
Ed. 18/20

Detail view of:
Alan Shields
Equatorial Route, from The Raggedy Circumnavigation Series
1985
Relief, woodcut, silkscreen, string, stitching, on handmade paper, two layers
47 inches diameter, 52 x 52 inches framed
Ed. 18/20

Alan Shields
Untitled
c. 1971
Watercolor and graphite on paper
24 x 18 inches

Classic Mimbres Black-on-white
Insects in rotational symmetry
c. 900 - 1000 CE
Painted ceramic
9.5 inches diameter, 5 inches depth

Installation view of
Rupture of Plane: Alan Shields + Mimbres Painted Pottery

September 9 - October 7, 2018

Photo by Ruben Diaz

Link to Exhibition Text

Alan Shields
Sun Moon Title Page (recto)
1971
Dye, silkscreen, vegetable print, stitching, on paper
26 x 26 inches
Ed. 36/100

Alan Shields
Sun Moon Title Page (verso)
1971
Dye, silkscreen, vegetable print, stitching, on paper
26 x 26 inches
Ed. 36/100

Installation view of
Rupture of Plane: Alan Shields + Mimbres Painted Pottery

September 9 - October 7, 2018

Photo by Ruben Diaz

Link to Exhibition Text

Alan Shields
Rain Dance Route from The Raggedy Circumnavigation Series
1985
Relief, woodcut, silkscreen, string, stitching, on handmade paper, two layers
47 inches diameter
Ed. 4/20

Detail view of:
Alan Shields
Rain Dance Route from The Raggedy Circumnavigation Series
1985
Relief, woodcut, silkscreen, string, stitching, on handmade paper, two layers
47 inches diameter
Ed. 4/20

Installation view of
Rupture of Plane: Alan Shields + Mimbres Painted Pottery

September 9 - October 7, 2018

Photo by Ruben Diaz

Link to Exhibition Text

Classic Mimbres Black-on-white
Warrior twins
c. 900 - 1000 CE
Painted ceramic
6 inches diameter, 3 inches depth

Classic Mimbres Black-on-white
Abstracted datura blossom
c. 900 - 1000 CE
Painted ceramic
6 inches diameter, 4 inches depth

Snowflake Black-on-White
Humanoid face
c. 1175 - 1325 CE
Painted ceramic
3.75 inches diameter, 2 inches depth

Installation view of
Rupture of Plane: Alan Shields + Mimbres Painted Pottery

September 9 - October 7, 2018

Photo by Ruben Diaz

Link to Exhibition Text

Classic Mimbres Black-on-white
Trance portal
c. 900 - 1000 CE
Painted ceramic
13 inches diameter, 4 inches depth

Alan Shields
Uncle Ferdinand's Route, from The Raggedy Circumnavigation Series
1985
Relief, woodcut, silkscreen, string, stitching, glitter, on handmade paper, three layers
47 inches diameter, 52 x 52 inches framed
Ed. 19/20

Detail view of:
Alan Shields
Uncle Ferdinand's Route, from The Raggedy Circumnavigation Series
1985
Relief, woodcut, silkscreen, string, stitching, glitter, on handmade paper, three layers
47 inches diameter, 52 x 52 inches framed
Ed. 19/20

Classic Mimbres Black-on-white
Saguaro cactus and entoptic cross pattern
c. 900 - 1000 CE
Painted ceramic
11 inches diameter, 6 inches depth

Installation view of
Rupture of Plane: Alan Shields + Mimbres Painted Pottery

September 9 - October 7, 2018

Photo by Ruben Diaz

Link to Exhibition Text

Socorro Black-on-white
Canteen
c. 1100 - 1300 CE
Painted ceramic
9 inches height, 10 inches diameter