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Latitude
-37.0586869
Longitude
142.7745476
Start Date
1943-01-01
End Date
1943-01-01

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Sources

ID
tb9e7a

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/ray-hearn
Birth Place
Stawell, Victoria, Australia
Biography
Above and beyond function: Ray Hearn explains the reasons behind his useless ceramics.“The sculptural potential of clay is unlimited, and in theory functional clay wares’ aesthetic potential unlimited too, from a classic Song celadon to Arneson’s genital encrusted teapots …(c 1971). West Coast funk with its kitschy teapots and cups were vehicles for sculptural objects never meant to be drunk from, and a genre of useless functional wares emerged. Nothing could be more useless in a practical sense than a work of art, especially a painting—yet most craftwork has a passing reference at least to function.”https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Above+and+beyond+function%3A+Ray+Hearn+explains+the+reasons+behind+his…-a0172598257, accessed 07 February 2018:) Thesis – Saving Private Nolan. MA thesis on Sidney Nolan and Ned Kelly. Writers: 7write6 Date written: 2021 Last updated: 2023
Born
b. 1943
Summary
add ref for MA
Gender
Male
Died
None listed
Age at death
None listed