Set of 2 porcelain cups and saucers with metal spoons, 2003. 76x191 mm; 3x7 1/2 inches. From Peter Norton Family Christmas Project.
Lazzarini (born 1965) is primarily a sculptor, who is best known for recreating and subverting everyday objects in order to complicate viewers' expectations and ideas of perception. To create Teacup and Saucer, Lazzarini drew the cup and saucer using three-dimensional modeling software, and laser scanned a normally-proportioned spoon into the computer. He applied a series of wave patterns along these models to create the finished product, which evokes a surrealist, otherworldly quality.
