Namingha, Joseph – “No. 27” Batman Comic Book Inspired Jar

7.25"w x 7.25"h

$ 1,600.00

Joseph Namingha is the eldest son of noted potters Les and Jocelyn Namingha.  Over the past several years he has been making clay bears and has begun work on some pottery.  He has been learning how to make and paint pottery from Les.  This jar is coil-built with even walls, a round body, and a turned-out rim.  The title of the jar is “No. 27” after Batman’s first appearance in Detective Comics #27.  The area above the shoulder has a black and white side and a black-and-red side, like the color separations for comics. Around the sides are representations of earth, sky, wind, and rain.  They are painted in a more traditional Hopi style. Joseph said that all the “dots” were not just inspired by comic books, but by the work of Ben Day and his vector-style graphics.  The bottom has a star pattern for “Dark Knight”.  The vessel and the painting are exceptional and exciting in design, form, and content.   It is signed on the bottom “Joseph Namingha”.