Sculptural teapot by Noi Volkov on display at the Renwick Gallery, a branch of the Smithsonian Institution near the White House, in Washington, DC. "...in "Mona Lisa/Van Gogh," artist Noi Volkov utilizes the two sides of a head-shaped earthenware teapot to juxtapose two of the most popular images in the history of art: Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" and a Vincent van Gogh self-portrait. Volkov playfully depicts Van Gogh's famously self-severed ear by painting it separately on the pot's thin, solid handle.” Source: sparta-nc.com/tea/steeped.htm (Explore, #304)
