Photo: Adam Whitney
Creating Silver Drinking Horns from Ancient Persia to the Present
GETTY VILLA
Auditorium
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Metalsmith Adam Whitney shares his process for creating a silver rhyton, a luxury drinking horn characteristic of ancient Persia. Examining a range of rhyta from the Persian empire, Whitney explains how these drinking horns were made in antiquity and illustrates how he uses the same techniques of raising, repoussé, and chasing metal to create a modern interpretation.
This program complements the exhibition Persia: Ancient Iran and the Classical World on view through August 8, 2022.
Adam Whitney is a metalsmith and resident artist at Penland School of Craft in North Carolina. His studio practice focuses on the traditional techniques of raising, repoussé, and chasing. Silverwork throughout antiquity inspires his projects and he strives to parallel the craftsmanship in these objects. Adam received his BFA in Crafts/Material Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University and has taught at Raffles College, Escuela de Artes y Oficios Santo Domingo, and continues to teach workshops throughout the United States.