Ceramic sculpture bust by Wu Tong
That elusive melon taste
I’d given up eating watermelon because the seedless variety was dominating what was on offer at my local supermarkets and taste-wise, the flavour had practically disappeared. Also colour wise, I always thought it was a shame to eliminate the black seeds from the watermelon and cynically replace them with these softer, anaemic seeds. However, recently I came across a piece of watermelon at an organic shop where it was great to see the vivid pink hues juxtaposed against its black seeds and it was wonderful to get reacquainted with the original divine taste. Maybe because it was organic and biodynamic, there were layers to the flavour that I hadn’t experienced before.
According to Tao principals, hardness and black have Yang attributes which contribute to attracting the Yin qualities of sweetness. On reflection, I understood that removing the black seeds had taken the flavour with them. This turned out to be an act of pure marketing madness — lets remove the inconvenience of these pesky black seeds and sacrifice the taste in the process.
To celebrate my rediscovery with the taste sensation of the watermelon, this post celebrates watermelon pink and other pink hues and their combinations with black.
Closed form vase — Gertrude and Otto Natzler
@ LACMA 1963
Ogawa Noriyuki– ‘Reincarnation’
Ogawa Noriyuki— ‘Pure’
Rose pink granite abstract sculpture – Gert Olsen
USA 1970
Sphinx Sculpture from Tanis, in pink granite
Great Catalin Box with Cube Finial in Watermelon Red + Black
Decophobia
Mats Jonasson—‘Morgana’ glass mascotte glass sculpture
Glazed, hand-painted ceramic ‘Pink Face’ — Deborah Halpern
1991
‘Irises’ French Art Nouveau pink Cameo Glass Vase by Burgun & Schverer
Dorothy Hafner, ‘Pink Disc’
1989
Emmanuel Cooper, ‘Bowl with Pink Stripes’
England 1980
Chaïbia Talal, Morocco
Ceramic vase with four painted figures in black by Mette Doller
Kimcherova, NY
Louis Garrmann ceramic cup
Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran
Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, 2016
Carme Collell. — ‘Pink black cube 2′
2004
Buddhist Jewel of Wisdom carved with Mountain Pavilions
LACMA
Amphora Form Vase, Purple Copper Glaze Porcelain vase — Brother Thomas
‘Pink Granite Coast’ – Brittany, France
Art Glass Sculpture by Chris Lowry and Chris Richards
Kela’s glass gallery on Kauai
Pink fairy floss ‘fro
Body of pink-grey granite monumental statue of Ramses II
British Museum
Rose Cabat ‘feelie’ from Collection of Leon Hecht and Robert Pincus Witten
Chris Ouk painting of pink blossom
LA
‘Straight Lines’ — Pat’s Ikebana
AUS 2016
Steve Leaning — ‘Landform 2′
Schneider pink mottled footed Glass Vase
Pink Lily and cobalt ovoid vase , Richard Satava
Chico CA
Dutch Schoonhovan vase — bulbous shape with painted organic designs on a mottled pink and ivory
Art Deco pink glass Daum vase—Louis Majorelle
Nancy–1925
Nice Carnival, France
2019
Punky Pink Lady Custom Painted Head Vase
Psychobilly-etsy
Shimizu Shimizu tea bowl — Aoi Gallery
Ettore Sottsass Bitossi Ceramic Vase Pink Matte Black
Italy, 1950’s
‘Pretty in Pink’ ikebana arrangement by Pats Ikebana
Porcelain circles decor and foliage motifs vase Gio Ponti
Chinese vase with relief figures
Philadelphia City Hall – Jun Kaneko Dango sculpture
2009
Watermelon Vase—etsy
Vintage Pink and Black Hull Woodlawn Pottery Vase – Art DecoBornAgainHomeAccents
Franco Rubartelli photo of Veruschka wearing a pink gypsy dress in the Park of Monsters
Vogue 1969
Stoneware, contrasting clays spiralled by throwing, pink, buff and white glaze streaked and flecked with brown
Lucie Rie, London, England.
Heartbroken harlequin watching a flirting ballerina in a pink tutu
Vanity Fair Magazine cover by Georges Lepape / April 1927.
Mario Hirama, Japan
Camille Fauré Art Deco enameled vase for Limoges
Macklowe Gallery
Lady wearing broad black hat charger. This one I found while walking my dog in the park.
Loetz Witwe Glasswerks Art Deco Period Vase or Rose Bowl
circa 1930 1stDibs
Large 1970’s Pink Enamelled Ceramic Vase Signed by Bruno Gambone
Philippe Wolfers Art Nouveau vase
Artesania Rinconada Pink Pig Pottery Sculpture Figurine
Art Deco Mauve Pink Pastel Ceramic Vase
Andy Nasisse — ‘Pink Cookie Jar’
Sherrie Gallery
Alex Bernstein — ‘Pink Arch’
Habatat Galleries
Cadillac Eldorado 1959
ACDC Lane — Purple Pink Rain mural
Bitossi Ceramic Vase Patchwork Pink Blue Black
Italy, 1960’s — Solo Modern
Rhodochrosite. Wutong Mine, Liubao, Cangwu Co., Wuzhou
Awaji Pottery Art Deco Vase in Pink and Blue Flambe Glaze
Eddie Curtis vase
Suidei Kinosai Hamon Koro-(Incense Burner with Sprayed Slip & Pink decoration) by SHIMIZU, Ichiji
Japan
Art Deco vase
Large Secessionist style pink Bohemian glass vase