2022 Art and Purpose

words by DESIGN HISTORIAN
ELIZABETH ST. GEORGE

The objects in our daily life not only serve a functional necessity, but are also expressions of our aspirations, desires, and view of how we want to inhabit our lives.

To live artfully is the aesthetic beauty with which we surround ourselves. It is also the ritual performance of daily life, connecting our actions across time and place and enacting them with purpose that gives us grounding. With Art and Purpose, RW Guild Gallery explores the wonder that nine artists have created in the everyday—through tactility, striking forms and gestures, and reinvention of deep craft traditions across cultures.

various works, YOSHIMITSU ISHIHARA

Left: SCULPTURAL CANDLEHOLDER NO. 11, maggie wells; right: CYGNUS FACETED CANDLEHOLDERS, CASEY ZABLOCKI

The exhibition features over
75 functional works by:

AKIKO HIRAI

CASEY ZABLOCKI

HITOSHI MORIMOTO

KENTA ANZAI

LUDMILLA BALKIS

MAGGIE WELLS

MIRJAM DE NIJS

RICK HINTZE

YOSHIMITSU ISHIHARA

SHIRAHANA TEA SET NO. 01, HITOSHI MORIMOTO

The full exhibition is on view in the Gallery and available for immediate purchase. Please Contact our design specialists at [email protected] for more information and a complete list of works.

Left: JAR WITH LID NO. 01, RICK HINTZE; middle: Rust Box no. 02, YOSHIMITSU ISHIHARA; right: JAR WITH LID NO. 05, RICK HINTZE

Art and Purpose

works by nine artists