Da, Tony – Heartline Antelope Gunmetal Plate (1968-69)
$ 15,000.00
Tony Da is one of the great innovative names in Pueblo pottery. He had a very short career that spanned from 1967 to 1982. At his first art show at Gallup Ceremonials in 1967, he not only won blue ribbons on each piece, but they added new categories for his innovative art in clay. This plate is one of his famous styles in the black-and-sienna. Tony would etch the designs into the clay before they were fired so that they would be very precise. This plate has a Mimbres-inspired antelope as the design. It is one of his “spirit animals” with the antelope extending out from its tracks. The plate was fired gunmetal-black in coloration. This plate is from 196-70. The plate is signed on the back in the clay, “DA”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, repair. Definitely a classic of his pottery style!
“People often approach me and ask why they don’t see much of my pottery today. The simple truth is that I originally started as a painter, and working with pottery came later, quite by accident. Abstract design such as geometric and parallel lines have always been intriguing and have held a strange fascination for me. Perhaps this also explains why speculation about time, space, and man’s position in the universe has always been a preoccupation of mine. I only can wish my work will remain in the future as a cultural testimony to these times.”” Tony Da, Spoken Through Clay
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Tony Da is one of the great innovative names in Pueblo pottery. He had a very short career that spanned from 1967 to 1982. At his first art show at Gallup Ceremonials in 1967, he not only won blue ribbons on each piece, but they added new categories for his innovative art in clay. This plate is one of his famous styles in the black-and-sienna. Tony would etch the designs into the clay before they were fired so that they would be very precise. This plate has a Mimbres-inspired antelope as the design. It is one of his “spirit animals” with the antelope extending out from its tracks. The plate was fired gunmetal-black in coloration. This plate is from 196-70. The plate is signed on the back in the clay, “DA”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, repair. Definitely a classic of his pottery style!
“People often approach me and ask why they don’t see much of my pottery today. The simple truth is that I originally started as a painter, and working with pottery came later, quite by accident. Abstract design such as geometric and parallel lines have always been intriguing and have held a strange fascination for me. Perhaps this also explains why speculation about time, space, and man’s position in the universe has always been a preoccupation of mine. I only can wish my work will remain in the future as a cultural testimony to these times.”” Tony Da, Spoken Through Clay
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Da, Tony (1940-2008)
