Bean Finneran
7 Cones & 8 Fracture Rocks
2024 stoneware, porcelain, glaze, underglaze Available
7 cones and 8 fracture rocks (detail)
2024 layered stoneware, porcelain, glaze, and underglaze variable Available
After #1
2024 stoneware, porcelain, glaze, underglaze 3 1/4" x 5" x 4 3/4" Available
After #2
2024 stoneware, porcelain, glaze, underglaze 3 3/4" x 5 1/2" x 5 3/4" Available
After #3
2024 layered stoneware, porcelain, glaze, and underglaze 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" x 4 3/4" Sold
After #4
2024 stoneware, porcelain, glaze, underglaze 5" x 5 3/4" x 6 1/2" Available
After #5
2024 stoneware, porcelain, glaze, underglaze 3 5/8" x 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" Available
color shift blue
2024 stoneware, glaze, underglaze variable Available
Cones in Fragments
2024 mid range stoneware, glaze, underglaze Available
Green 'Stingray'
2024 stoneware, and underglaze 4" x 5" x 9" Available
Little 'Uglies' #1
2024 layered stoneware, porcelain, glaze, and underglaze Sold
Little 'Uglies' #2
2024 layered stoneware, porcelain, glaze, and underglaze Sold
Little 'Uglies' #3
2024 layered stoneware, porcelain, glaze, and underglaze Available
Little 'Uglies' #4
2024 layered stoneware, porcelain, glaze, and underglaze Available
Little 'Uglies' #5
2024 layered stoneware, porcelain, glaze, and underglaze Available
Little 'Uglies' #6
2024 layered stoneware, porcelain, glaze, and underglaze Available
Little Uglies and Little Softies, Installation View
2024 stoneware, porcelain, glaze, underglaze Available
Pink & Red 'Stingray'
2024 stoneware, and underglaze 3 1/2" x 6" x 9" Available
Purple/Blue 'Stingray'
2024 stoneware, porcelain, glaze, underglaze 2 1/2" x 7" Available
Red Cones
2024 mid fire stoneware, glaze, underglaze edition of 29 Available
Red Cones and Fragments, Installation View
2024 Available
Red Fractures/Rocks
2024 mid range stoneware, glaze, underglaze edition of 14 Available
Softies #1
2024 stoneware, porcelain, glaze, underglaze Available
Softies #2
2024 stoneware, porcelain, glaze, underglaze Available
Softies #3
2024 stoneware, porcelain, glaze, underglaze Available
Softies #4
2024 stoneware, porcelain, glaze, underglaze Available
Softies #5
2024 stoneware, porcelain, glaze, underglaze Available
Softies #6
2024 stoneware, porcelain, glaze, underglaze Available
Softies #7
2024 stoneware, porcelain, glaze, underglaze Available
Softies #8
2024 stoneware, porcelain, glaze, underglaze Available
Softies, Installation View
2024 stoneware, porcelain, glaze, underglaze edition of 8 Available
Stingrays, Installation View
2024 stoneware, underglaze Available
Blue Construction
2023 glazed stoneware 2 1/4" x 3" x 4" Available
Blue Construction with Tubes
2023 glazed stoneware 2 3/4" x 6 1/4" x 4" Sold
Construction with Leaves
2023 glazed stoneware 2 3/4" x 4 1/4" x 4" Sold
Fragment Form
2023 glazed stoneware 3 1/4" x 5 1/4" x 4 1/4" Sold
Orchid Fracture
2023 glazed stoneware 2 1/2" x 8" x 3" Available
Pink Fracture
2023 glazed stoneware 3 1/4" x 4 1/2" x 4" Available
Porcelain Bowl and Blue Construction
2023 porcelain and glazed stoneware Bowl: 2 1/2" x 5 1/2" x 5 1/2"; Blue Construction 2" x 3" Available
Prussian Blue Fractures
2023 glazed stoneware 2 1/4" x 8" x 4" Available
Shard
2023 glazed stoneware Variable Available
Sky Blue Fracture
2023 glazed stoneware 2 1/2" x 9" x 4" Available
Three Fractures
2023 glazed stoneware 2" x 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" Available
Three Orange Fractures
2023 glazed stoneware 3" x 5 3/4" x 3" Available
White Construction
2023 glazed stoneware 3" x 5" x 4" Available
Yellow Fracture
2023 glazed stoneware 3" x 6 1/2" x 3 1/2" Available
Landscape Bowl 1
2022 glazed stoneware Sold
Landscape Bowl 2
2022 glazed stoneware Available
Chartreuse Volcano Vessel
2019 glazed stoneware 3 1/3" x 2 5/8" x 2 5/8" Sold
Orange Volcano Vessel
2019 glazed stoneware 2 1/4" x 3 1/8" x 3 1/8" Sold
Orange Volcano Vessel
2019 glazed stoneware 4" x 3" x 3" Sold
Orange Volcano Vessel
2019 glazed stoneware 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" Available
Orange Volcano Vessel
2019 glazed stoneware 3 1/2" x 3" x 3" Sold
Orange Volcano Vessel
2019 glazed stoneware 3" x 3 1/8" x 3 1/8" Sold
Orange Volcano Vessel
2019 glazed stoneware 2 5/8" x 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" Sold
Orange Volcano Vessel
2019 glazed stoneware 4 1/4" x 4" x 4" Sold
Orange Volcano Vessel
2019 glazed stoneware 4" x 3 1/3" x 3 1/3" Sold
Red Volcano Vessel
2019 glazed stoneware 2 1/2" x 3" x 3" Sold
Red Volcano Vessel
2019 glazed stoneware 4" x 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" Sold
Volcano Pots
2019 glazed stoneware Approximately 3" x 3" x 3" Available
White Cone with Orange Tips
2019 low fire ceramic, glaze, and acrylic stain 12" x 12" x 12" Available
Orange Volcano Vessel
2019 glazed stoneware 3" x 3 5/8" x 3 5/8" Sold
Yellow Volcano Vessel
2019 glazed stoneware 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" Available
Amethyst Purple Vase
2017 glazed stoneware 5" x 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" Available
Blue Vase
2017 glazed stoneware 6" 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" Sold
Large Sushi Platform and Six Small Platforms
2017 glazed stoneware Available
Marine Blue Vase
2017 glazed stoneware 4 1/2" x 2" x 2" Available
Orange and Yellow Bar Sushi Platform, Cup and Chopstick Holder
2017 glazed stoneware Available
Orange Vase
2017 glazed stoneware 4" x 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" Sold
Red and White Sushi Platform with Three Cups and Two Chopstick Holders
2017 glazed stoneware Available
Red Vessel
2017 glazed stoneware 3" x 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" Available
Red Vessel
2017 glazed stoneware 3" x 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" Available
Violet Flower Vase
2017 glazed stoneware 5" x 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" Available
White Crystal Glaze Sushi Platform and Sake Cup
2017 glazed stoneware Sold
White Sushi Platform with Stripe Block, Cup and Chopstick Holder
2017 glazed stoneware Available
Yellow Sushi Platform with Two Cups and Two Chopstick Holders
2017 glazed stoneware Available
Yellow Vase
2017 glazed stoneware 5" x 2" x 2" Sold
Ultramarine Ring
2016 low fire clay, acrylic stain 12" x 72" x 72" Available
White Cone
2017 low fire clay, acrylic stain 36" x 36" x 36" Available
Yellow Dome
2017 low fire clay, glaze and acrylic stain 20" x 24" x 24" Available
Ultramarine Cone
2016 low fire clay, glaze and acrylic stain 12" x 12" x 12" Available
Red Cone
2016 low fire clay, glaze and acrylic stain 12" x 12" x 12" Sold
Yellow Blocks
2017 stoneware, glaze and underglaze 8" x 16" x 10" Available
Stacking Disks & Bars
2017 stoneware, glaze and underglaze 7" x 14" x 9" Available
Orange Blocks
2017 stoneware and underglaze 9" x 5" 10" Available
Flame Orange Disks & Bars
2017 stoneware and underglaze 5" x 15" x 14" Available
Deep Blue Disks & Bars
2017 stoneware and underglaze 5" x 14" x 16" Available
Red Blocks
2017 stoneware and underglaze 7" x 16" x 10" Available
Orange Disks & Bars
2017 stoneware and underglaze 7" x 16" x 10" Available
Red Disks & Bars
2017 stoneware and underglaze 5" x 15" x 14" Available
White Composition with Two White Cups
2017 stoneware, glaze and underglaze 7" x 18" x 14" Available
Fir Forest
2016 glazed and painted ceramic 12" x 19" x 19" Sold
Red Brick
2009 fire bricks with underglaze and glaze dimensions variable Available
Twists
2013 ceramic Available
Black Oval
2010 clay, glaze, acrylic 20" x 38" Available
Black with Red, Black & White Tips
2010 clay, glaze, acrylic 12" x 12" x 12" Available
Drawing on aluminum black on white 1
2010 gesso on aluminum panel 20" x 20" On Hold
Drawing on aluminum black on white 4
2010 wet gesso on aluminum 20" x 20" On Hold
Drawing on aluminum white on black 1
2010 gesso on aluminum panel 20" x 20" On Hold
Drawing on paper 4
2010 paper and pencil 23.75" x 31.75" On Hold
Drawing on paper 6
2010 paper and pencil 12.5" x 15" On Hold
Incidence and Pattern
2010 Available
Incidence and Pattern
2010 Available
Red with Black & Red Tips
2010 clay, glaze and acrylic 12" x 12" x 12" Available
Small Red Core
2010 low fire clay and acrylic stain 4" x 12" x 4" Available
White Ring
2010 clay, glaze and acrylic 18" x 88" x 15" Available
White with Markings
2010 clay and acrylic stain 12" x 12" x 12" Available
White with red & black spots
2010 clay, glaze and acrylic 12" x 12" x 12" Available
Installation, 20th International Biennial of Contemporary Ceramics, Vallauris, France
2008 ceramic Available
Sea Form
2006 Ceramic 12"x 26" x 26" Sold
Sea Form (mango detail)
2006 Ceramic 12" x 26" x 26" Available
Yellow Curves
2006 ceramic 8" x 12" x 12" Available
3 Variations of Gray
2006 Ceramic Variable Available
Chartreuse With Yellow Tips
2006 Ceramic Variable Sold
Installation at PDX Contemporary Art
2006 Ceramic Available
Purple Cone
2006 Ceramic Variable Available
Seaform (persimmon detail)
2006 Ceramic Variable Available
Ultramarine Gumball
2006 Ceramic Variable Available
Installation in Icheon, Korea
2005 Available
Red, Orange and Chartreuse Cones
2005 Ceramic Variable Available
Untitled
2003 Ceramic 24" x6" x 24" Available
Untitled
2003 Ceramic Variable Available
Untitled
2003 Ceramic Variable Available
Untitled
2003 Ceramic Variable Available
Untitled
2003 Ceramic Variable Available
Untitled
2003 Ceramic Variable Available
Exhibitions
- Properties of Layers - August 28, 2024
- Seattle Art Fair 2024 - July 25, 2024
- Summer Ritual - July 3, 2024
- Seattle Art Fair 2023 - July 27, 2023
- You belong among the wildflowers - July 8, 2023
- Easy Breezy - August 2, 2022
- Seattle Art Fair 2022 - July 21, 2022
- PDX Visits Lostine | July 16 - 26, 2021 - July 26, 2021
- The Color of Breathlessness - June 2, 2021
- IT'S SUMMER ! - July 2, 2019
- Bean Finneran: Sushi Platforms - December 6, 2017
- PDX -> PDT - July 7, 2017
- Orbits - March 1, 2017
- A Stand of Pine in a Tilled Field: 21 Years at PDX - July 5, 2016
- Let's Get Lost - June 30, 2015
- Incidence and Pattern - February 2, 2010
- Shift - February 28, 2006
- Curves - July 8, 2003
Statement
Bean Finneran works with one simple elemental form, a hand rolled curve of clay, repeated and grouped into primary geometric constructions. The clay is a connection to time, to the earth and to human culture. The curve is a meditation on multiplicity in nature like individual blades of grass in a field.
Following rhythms of renewal and transformation in nature the composition of the sculptures is transitory. Each one of a thousand individual curves is physically independent from the next so that when a sculpture is moved it must be disassembed and then reconstructed curve-by-curve. The curves are reinterpreted every time a sculpture is assembled; ever similar and always unique. The process of creating the sculptures has no beginning or end.
