Small Saturn Bowl

H 6 x W 11.25 cm

2026

Wheel-thrown, hand-painted porcelain.

Saturn Series: In 2019,  Joanna commisioned Sara to create ‘Saturn Bowl’ for a commission for NASA: to create an artwork that represented space in some way, to be exhibited and auctioned at the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Apollo moon landing. Within the collection only 5 colours are used, derived from an image of Saturn seen through an infrared lens, yet 9 or more colours are visible. This is due to a phenomenon known as simultaneous contrast, where the eye sees different colours depending on the neighbouring hue. One of the strongest colour illusions is that of red juxtaposed with dark blue; the red is altered so much it appears as a bright fuschia pink.

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