Cut Vessel

Cut Vessel
Acquaetta Williams
1989
Materials
Glass, enamel paint, and found rock
Size
8 1/2 x 13 x 4 inches
Racine Art Museum, Gift of Michael L. and Anne Brody in Honor of Judith and Stanton Brody
About the artwork.
Acquaetta Williams has created a wide variety of work across media, often inspired by stories of African and African-American women. Regardless of media, her work emphasizes color, pattern, and shape. Taking a non-traditional approach to glass and experimenting with techniques such as sandblasting and incorporating found materials from her travels into her work, Williams draws parallels between the fragility of her medium, spirituality, and the human figure, as seen in Cut Vessel.