When I wrote about urinating on vegetables in Mexican slums I had no idea that this concept had already taken other directions.
Clark Sorensen handcrafts each of these ceramic urinals, most taking up to 8 months to dry properly. Each one is unique and start from US$6,500 – not everyone’s cup of tea!
But, what I find interesting is that the majority of these crafted urinals are in the shape of a flower. Continue the tangent and you’re reminded that males are the only ones who use urinals: Men and Fowers. The whole concept seems…a little, well…feminine, doesn’t it.
Or maybe Sorensen’s going with the whole back to nature thing. Where men enjoy the luxury of taking a pee wherever and whenever they like. It’s that whole eco-naturist notion taking shape.
Awesome pieces of artwork though.
Stuart, there was a big story in the New York Times Style section today on the subject of designer urinals in high-priced homes, and in that article there was one shaped like a Jack-in-the-Pulpit… maybe I have a twisted mind, but the choice strikes me as definitely playing with both language and image. [also - go look up the definition of Orchid and you may have a different perspective on this design, too.]
Annie