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Hello, I'm Amelia Dorsey with the David Owsley Museum of Art, and this is your Owsley moment, brought to you by IPR in the Ball State School of Art.

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Strolling into the Contemporary Craft Gallery of the David Owsley Museum of Art. A large face plastered with earthy blues, greens and reds greets you from the center of the room. Rudy Autio’s incandescence, roughly cylindrical shape, begs you to walk around and admire its decoration while telling a story through brushstrokes and symbols. Three great, ear like protrusions stick out on three sides, as nude female figures drape themselves around the neck of the vase, wrap around its body, and dance across the ears.

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Their bodies are made up of pastel washes of white, pink, and orange, contrasting with the midnight blue and deep red that colors the rest of the vessel. Audio is celebrated for his large figurative ceramic vessels, often ornamented with ancient Greek mythological themes. Autios Visionary sketches of women and animals add a whimsical gesture to his vessels, this work being one of the more stunning examples, is making him one of the most significant artists to ever touch the museum.

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We'd like to thank Ball State student Emily Howard for her research, and if you would like to hear past episodes of the Owsley moment, visit Indiana Public Radio.com. To learn more about the David Owsley Museum of Art, visit bsu.edu/doma.