Tom Phardel - Untitled (Column Vessel), c. 1980s, Stoneware Ceramic, Modernist

An original studio ceramic sculpture titled “Untitled (Column Vessel)” (c. 1980s) by Detroit-born American artist Tom Phardel.  Executed in stoneware with an elongated cylindrical body, narrow foot, irregular rim, and pierced and applied surface elements. The tall vessel is animated by abstract incised lines, circular openings, fractured passages, and muted washes of rust, green, charcoal, and ochre. Its weathered, archaeological quality reflects Phardel’s interest in using ceramic form and surface as vehicles for abstraction and contemplation. Provenance: From a private estate in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Dimensions: 36.25”h x 6”w x 9”d. In very good condition. Full condition report available upon request. Tom Phardel (b. 1950) is an American sculptor and ceramic artist born in Detroit, Michigan, to Sicilian immigrant parents. Working in stoneware, sculpture, and mixed media, Phardel has developed a practice centered on constructed forms, tactile surfaces, and contemplative objects that explore the relationship between material, structure, and abstraction. Phardel has exhibited extensively throughout Michigan and the United States, including exhibitions associated with the Detroit Institute of Arts, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit Artists Market, Center Galleries at the College for Creative Studies, and The Clay Studio. His work is represented in institutional collections including the Detroit Institute of Arts, Everson Museum of Art, and Dennos Museum Center. 

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