Ewer - Clear Face Gothic Extra Bold Ampersand

Saxe fixes his objects with the witty rejoinder, indirectly refiguring objective purpose to warp the viewer’s or user’s perspective on why tradition might endure. “Ewer (Clear Face Gothic Extra Bold Ampersand)” is from a series that finds the silhouettes of a teapot in typeset, the reflection of form a dry observation on object emphasis in typographic iconography, and a continuation of Saxe’s skill for perfect craft in unexpected and asymmetrical structures. The sharp geometric angles of Clear Face Extra Bold offer a particularly opposing force to the gentle curvature and classically decorative styling of the pot’s handle and spout, the diagonal structure of the ampersand body fusing with the texture of the porcelain but bluntly refusing its form — making the signature “cactus” lid look even more displaced.