Tom Phardel - Untitled (Monumental Floor Vessel), c. 1980s, Stoneware Ceramic

An original large-scale studio ceramic sculpture titled “Untitled (Monumental Floor Vessel)” (c. 1980s) by Detroit-born American artist Tom Phardel. Executed in stoneware with a broad lower body rising into an elongated, irregular vertical extension. The surface is built through layered slabs, perforations, recessed openings, exposed ribbed sections, and crackled earthy finishes that give the sculpture an excavated, timeworn appearance. The merging of vessel, architecture, and abstract sculpture reflects Phardel’s broader interest in creating contemplative objects through constructed ceramic forms. Provenance: From a private estate in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Dimensions: 39.25”h x 22”w x 6”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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