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The Haas Brothers — Fairies Witherspoon
The Haas Brothers — Fairies Witherspoon
The Haas Brothers

Fairies Witherspoon

2020

Fairies Witherspoon announces itself through the tactile language of hand-thrown porcelain, its surface animated by slip-trailing that gives the form an almost creaturely presence. Created in 2020 by Los Angeles-based twin siblings Simon and Nikita Haas, the work exemplifies the studio's commitment to collapsing the boundary between fine art and functional craft, between rigorous making and unabashed whimsy. The vessel stands at 26 centimeters tall, a compact but commanding scale that rewards close inspection, where the interplay of worked clay and gold lustre finish creates a surface that shifts between earthy materiality and ceremonial luminosity. A brass plate grounds the composition, anchoring the piece with an artisanal formality that feels both archaic and contemporary. The Haas Brothers have built a celebrated practice around hybridized mythologies, drawing on science fiction, folklore, and the decorative traditions of cultures worldwide to produce objects that feel simultaneously excavated from another time and entirely of the present. Fairies Witherspoon carries that sensibility with particular elegance, the slip-trailed surface detail suggesting organic growth or ritual ornament, depending on the angle from which it is encountered. The gold lustre, a technique with deep roots in Islamic and European ceramic history, is deployed here not as pastiche but as a genuine material choice that connects the work to a lineage of luxury object-making while pushing it into stranger, more personal territory. For collectors, this work arrives with a Certificate of Authenticity signed and issued by The Haas Brothers themselves, confirming its place within their documented studio output. The signed status of the piece and the specificity of its making, each element the result of direct hand work rather than industrial fabrication, position Fairies Witherspoon as a meaningful example of the duo's practice at a moment when their critical and market profile continues to rise. The work ships from California and is well suited to both dedicated ceramics collections and broader holdings in contemporary sculpture.

Medium
Hand thrown and slip trailed porcelain, gold lustre, brass plate
Overall
Signed
Yes

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The Haas Brothers, Fairies Witherspoon, 2020

Fairies Witherspoon announces itself through the tactile language of hand-thrown porcelain, its surface animated by slip-trailing that gives the form an almost creaturely presence. Created in 2020 by Los Angeles-based twin siblings Simon and Nikita Haas, the work exemplifies the studio's commitment to collapsing the boundary between fine art and functional craft, between rigorous making and unabashed whimsy. The vessel stands at 26 centimeters tall, a compact but commanding scale that rewards close inspection, where the interplay of worked clay and gold lustre finish creates a surface that shifts between earthy materiality and ceremonial luminosity. A brass plate grounds the composition, anchoring the piece with an artisanal formality that feels both archaic and contemporary. The Haas Brothers have built a celebrated practice around hybridized mythologies, drawing on science fiction, folklore, and the decorative traditions of cultures worldwide to produce objects that feel simultaneously excavated from another time and entirely of the present. Fairies Witherspoon carries that sensibility with particular elegance, the slip-trailed surface detail suggesting organic growth or ritual ornament, depending on the angle from which it is encountered. The gold lustre, a technique with deep roots in Islamic and European ceramic history, is deployed here not as pastiche but as a genuine material choice that connects the work to a lineage of luxury object-making while pushing it into stranger, more personal territory. For collectors, this work arrives with a Certificate of Authenticity signed and issued by The Haas Brothers themselves, confirming its place within their documented studio output. The signed status of the piece and the specificity of its making, each element the result of direct hand work rather than industrial fabrication, position Fairies Witherspoon as a meaningful example of the duo's practice at a moment when their critical and market profile continues to rise. The work ships from California and is well suited to both dedicated ceramics collections and broader holdings in contemporary sculpture.

Medium
Hand thrown and slip trailed porcelain, gold lustre, brass plate
Dimensions
overall: 26 x 11.4 x 11.4 cm
Year
2020
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Artsy Impact Auctions

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