Paul Maseyk
Excess Consumption May Have a Laxative Effect

Excess Consumption May Have a Laxative Effect

© Paul Maseyk

Excess Consumption May Have a Laxative Effect
Excess Consumption May Have a Laxative Effect
ArtistNew Zealand, born 1974
CultureNew Zealander
Titles
  • Excess Consumption May Have a Laxative Effect
Date2006
PlaceWanganui, New Zealand
MediumTerra-cotta
DimensionsOverall: 28 × 9 1/2 in. (71.1 × 24.1 cm)
Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, gift of Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio
Object number2010.1682
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio; given to MFAH, 2010.
Exhibition History"Start Spreading the News," Masterworks Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand, October 12-21, 2006.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in black paint on the underside: "excess / consumption / may have a / laxative effect"

Inscribed on the body: "Weave Truth" "With Trust" in banners separated by "The black / Waver Seal" "EARLY WARM / ALL WOOL / WITNEY BLANKETS / BY EARLY'S of WITNEY"

Inscribed above juncture of neck to body: "TELLUS"

Inscribed on the lower body: "20 Panadol TABLETS / effective on pain • gentle on stomachs"

Inscribed on one handle: "a / leaky / sump"

Inscribed upside-down on neck: "PISS"

Inscribed on the second handle and surrounding body: "Made in / Germany" "STAEDTLER / Marc plastic" "Paul Maseyk / Pottery Lt" "THIS SPACE / FOR LEASE" "NOT THIS SPACE" "NOR THIS"

Inscribed on the lower body: "CUTMASTER"

Inscribed on the top of the neck on the two figures: "Mr Mimbres" "Mrs. Mimbres"

Signed and dated on the underside beneath the inscription in black paint: "Maseyk / 2006"

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