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Rare Guido Venturini "Lingam" Vase/ Sculpture by Alessi
By Alessi
Located in Highland, IN
This rare and powerful piece by Guido Venturini is the GV20 "Lingam" vase, expertly crafted of porcelain by Alessi in 2002. It is number 75 of an edition limited to only 99.
Inspire...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Ceramic Sculpture with Black Glaze Decoration by Tim Orr, circa 1970
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture with black glaze decoration by Tim Orr.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base,
circa 1970.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large 40cm Ceramic Brutalist Vase Fat Lava Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
ceramic pottery vase.
Origin:
Germany.
Designer:
Heinz Siery.
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany.
Decade:
1970s.
This original vi...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Embraced Sculpture, Limited Edition
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Porcelain creation depicting Jaime Hayon’s latest creation. A work that speaks about looking after oneself and harmony. Jaime Hayon’s latest creation in porcelain for Lladró is a new character sure to be another resounding success. Ten years after...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$5,150 / item
Bittosi Ceramic Talisman by Aldo Londi
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Anthropomorphic figure, handcrafted in white clay. Incisions under bluette and violet glaze.
All Bitossi ceramics are entirely handmade by our artisans at every stage of the product...
Category
2010s Italian Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$430 / item
ooOoo
By Aniana Heras
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Inspired by architecture and imagined civilizations, these handmade sculptures evoke strength, stability, and timelessness. Each earthy, one of a kind piece becomes a symbol—a fortre...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$1,180
Japanese Modern LAAB Impermanenza Grey Sculpture Raku Ceramic White Crakle
By LAAB Milano
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
Impermanenza Grey
Defined by an unglazed finish and fluid, irregular aesthetic, this ceramic vase in gray and white will embellish any tabletop with its unique and sophisticated character. The singular crackles adorning the piece result from a deft application of the ancient Japanese Raku pottery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Totem Sculpture
Located in PARIS, FR
Glazed ceramic & stone base
Signed
Category
2010s French Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$4,160
Art Nouveau Ceramic Sunflower Platter by Edith Varian Cockcroft C. 1930
By Edith Varian Cockcroft
Located in Atlanta, GA
This striking hand-painted ceramic charger by Edith Cockcroft (1872–1962) is a stunning example of early 20th-century American art pottery. Measuring 14.75 inches in diameter, the pl...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Luxury Vase “Brain”. Porcelain. Handmade Design and Crafted in, Italy, 2020
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body.
The heart collection is inspired by the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$1,474 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Luxury Vase #23 "Goldfinch". Porcelain. Handmade design and craft in Italy. 2020
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body.
The heart collection is inspired by the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$1,616 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Luxury Vase #53 "Trophy". Porcelain. Handmade design and crafted in Italy. 2020.
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body.
The heart collection is inspired by the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,854 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Organic Form Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Queens, NY
Organic Form Ceramic Sculpture
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Earthenware vase- sculpture by Georges Martin, circa 1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Earthenware vase- sculpture with glazes decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base.
Unique piece.
Circa 1970-1980.
H : 20.9 x 7.9 x 15.7 inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Enclosed Form in Galactic Blue No 111, sculpture by Nicholas Arroyave-Portela
Located in London, GB
‘Enclosed Form in Galactic Blue No 111’ is a unique sculptural vessel by the British artist, Nicholas Arroyave-Portela.
Nicholas Arroyave-Portela’s professional ceramic practise beg...
Category
2010s Spanish Organic Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic stoneware object
Designer and producer:
Gerhard Liebenthron
Information:
Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen
1925 †2005
Decade:
1970s
This ori...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Ceramic Sculpture with Black Glaze Decoration by Tim Orr, circa 1970
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture with black glaze decoration by Tim Orr.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base.
circa 1970.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Sculpture by Alessio Tasca, Italy, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Sculpture by Alessio Tasca, Italy, 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Ceramic Floor Lamp Sculpture by Agnès Debizet, 2019
Located in London, GB
Colonne Morille by Agnès Debizet, 2019
Floor lamp Sculpture made of stoneware and porcelain slip, unique piece signed and dated.
Dimensions: H 147 x 38 cm
The lighting sculpture alludes to a morel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Stoneware
Luxury Vase #9 "XXL". Porcelain. Handmade design and crafted in Italy. 2020.
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body.
The heart collection is inspired by the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$1,607 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Luxury Vase #37 "Love Hurts". Porcelain. Handmade design and crafted in Italy.
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body.
The heart collection is inspired by the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$1,854 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Black glazed ceramic mural sculpture by Patrick Crulis, 2024
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Black glazed ceramic mural sculpture by Patrick Crulis.
2024. Unique piece.
H : 20.1 x 18.5 x 15.3 inches.
Approximate sizes.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Luxury Vase #51 "Fragile". Porcelain. Handmade design and crafted in Italy. 2020
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body.
The heart collection is inspired by the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$1,702 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Ceramic Sculpture of Abstract Coral by Brian Blow
Located in London, GB
Abstract ceramic coral sculpture by Bryan Blow. His hand formed sculptures and drawings that echoed a voyage of discovery in not just the visible natural...
Category
1970s British Minimalist Vintage Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pottery Super Yellow Color Fat Lava Multi-Color Vase Scheurich WGP, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase, heavy Brutalist glaze
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Ger...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Terracotta and straw hand sculptured Albero della Vita by Manu Crotti
Located in Milan, IT
Experimenting with new forms with red earth from Ibiza Earthenware, resins, assemblages, shapes and colours.
For some time, I had the desire to work with clay, and living in Ibiza d...
Category
2010s Spanish Arts and Crafts Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Straw
Vintage Kazuko Matthews Abstract Vase Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Oakland, CA
Stunning vintage abstract flat teacup vase sculpture by Japanese/American artist, Kazuko Matthews c1980s. Excellent condition, signed. This is glazed on the inside so it can hold wat...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Slashed Crumpled Form No 60, a Ceramic Vessel by Nicholas Arroyave-Portela
Located in London, GB
Slashed Crumpled Form No 60 is a unique ceramic sculptural vessel by the British artist Nicholas Arroyave-Portela, made from white St.Thomas ...
Category
2010s Spanish Organic Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
Important stoneware sculpture by Maarten Stuer, Entitled "Cadence #10", 2023
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important stoneware sculpture entitled " Cadence" by Maarten Stuer.
Unique piece.
Artist monogram under the base.
This piece can be put indoor or outdoor.
2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large White Ceramic vase by Andrea Salvatori 21st Century Contemporary
Located in London, GB
White vase with stars, unique piece, 2017, glazed earthenware, 36 x 76 cm height. Unique piece signed by the artist.
Andrea Salvatori (Italy, 1975) is a visual artist working in ce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$9,579 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Porcelain
Marble Horn Sculpture by Jonathan Adler
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Jonathan Adler White Porcelain & Marble Horn Sculpture — Handmade Modern Decorative Object
A striking handmade porcelain and marble horn sculpture by celebrated American designer Jo...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
“Encastrure #7, ” by Lucien Petit
By Lucien Petit
Located in New York, NY
Glazed stoneware sculpture. Wood fired.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Christina Muff, Danish Contemporary Ceramicist, Large Cubist Unique Sculpture
Located in København, Copenhagen
Christina Muff, Danish contemporary ceramicist (b. 1971).
Large cubist unique sculpture in golden stoneware with silk matt glaze. "Blow us a kiss".
Meas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
$1,540 Sale Price
30% Off
French Mid-Century Carved Earthenware Bull Sculpture Signed Tali, 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
A powerful and expressive French mid-century sculpted bull, hand-crafted in mixed earthenware and dating to the 1970s. This impressive decorative sculpture features a strong, stylize...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Organic Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
$1,275 Sale Price
25% Off
"Bouquet" Memory Jug by Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life.
Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest.
Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Untitled Sculpture #12, by Rosanne Sniderman
Located in New York, NY
Glazed stoneware sculpture. Hand built & artist-signed on underside.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Fat Lava Ceramic "Ankara" Vase by Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vase
Origin:
Germany
Designer:
Heinz Siery
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany
Decade:
1960s
This original vintage pottery object was desig...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Metallic Silver-Gray Ceramic Sculpture, Angled Head with 2 Middle Bars on 4 Legs
Located in New York, NY
This Metallic Silver-Gray hand-built ceramic sculpture evokes a proud creature that walks and observes. A Modern TOTEM, abstract with an angled head on two middle bars, balanced on 4...
Category
Early 2000s American Organic Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Sculptural Modern Brutalist Terracotta Tribal-Inspired Decorative Totem 2
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This modern sculptural Brutalist decorative totem by Egg Designs merges sculptural form with primitive inspiration. Handcrafted in unglazed terracotta, the design draws on tribal mot...
Category
2010s South African Organic Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Biomorphic Abstract Pottery Sculpture by Robert Ortlieb
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool biomorphic abstact pottery sculpture by California listed artist Robert Ortlieb, circa 1970s. The piece is hand thrown terracotta pottery pa...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Eric Astoul, Ceramic Sculpture, Bol Géologique, La Borne, France, 2012
By Eric Astoul
Located in New York, NY
Unique piece
Signed: Astoul.
Master ceramicist Eric Astoul created this piece as part of a series inspired by both modern and ancient stoneware, which, with its rough firing, fli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
"Iridescence" Memory Jug by Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life.
Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest.
Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Contemporary Colourful Ceramic Vase by Morten Løbner Espenser, Copenhagen, 2016
Located in Barcelona, ES
Morten Løbner Espenser
Ceramic vase
Manufactured by Morten Løbner Espenser
Copenhagen, 2016
Stoneware and glaze
Measurements
25 ø cm x 35 H cm....
Category
2010s Danish Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Leslie Thornton, Large Mixed Media Floor Sculpture, "History of Printing"
Located in Morristown, NJ
Leslie Thornton (British, 1925-2016), "History of Printing", no signature observed, mounted on wood plinth. An arresting and fascinating piece, this tall floor sculpture...
Category
Late 20th Century English Post-Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Sculptural Modern Brutalist Terracotta Tribal-Inspired Decorative Totem 3
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This modern sculptural Brutalist decorative totem by Egg Designs merges sculptural form with primitive inspiration. Handcrafted in unglazed terracotta, the design draws on tribal mot...
Category
2010s South African Organic Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
TOTEM Sculpture #2 by David Haskell
Located in New York, NY
Cylindrical TOTEM-form. Hand built with rounded top, smooth oblong indentations, in green glazes. Artist-signed to underside.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Ice Creams Ceramic Sculpture by Anna Barlow British Contemporary Unique
Located in London, GB
Anna Barlow (UK, 1982), "And We'll Make Memories", 2024 glazed porcelain and earthenware, approx. 31cm W x 31cm D x 45cm H
Handmade ceramic scultpure - Unique piece
Anna Barlow is a...
Category
2010s British Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Porcelain
Super Color red Crusty Fat Lava Multi-Color Vase Scheurich, Germany WGP, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Fat lava art vase, heavy Brutalist glaze
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Germany. It is made o...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Stunning Modernist Floor Lamp by TYE of California / Angelo Testa
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning modernist floor lamp by Tye of California / Angelo Testa, Classic midcentury iron tripod base, wonderful large ceramic pottery ball with Angelo T...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Terracotta, iron and resin hand sculptured Torre Sahara by Manu Crotti
Located in Milan, IT
Experimenting with new forms with red earth from Ibiza Earthenware, resins, assemblages, shapes and colours.
For some time, I had the desire to work with clay, and living in Ibiza d...
Category
2010s Spanish Arts and Crafts Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Sculpture vintage Italian anthropomorphic terracotta , Signed Compiani
Located in Milano, IT
An incredible sculpture by an Italian artist from the 1970s-80s, signed with the enigmatic name COMPIANI, is a true wonder of contemporary art. Although not much is known about the a...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$1,711 Sale Price
20% Off
Guy Bareff, Étoile, Illuminated Ceramic Side Table, France 2024
By Guy Bareff
Located in New York, NY
Signed: Bareff
Guy Bareff's work over the last decade represents a renewed exploration of the visual vocabulary that characterized his powerful œuvre in the 1970’s. His new pieces r...
Category
2010s French Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Untitled Sculpture 10, by Rosanne Sniderman
Located in New York, NY
Glazed stoneware. Hand built & artist signed on underside.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
3-Piece Assemblage Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Asymmetrical assemblage of wheel-thrown elements. One large bowl tipped and resting on two closed forms. Green glazes with bubbly texture and irregular surfaces. Artist-signed on und...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Comtemporary Terracotta flower shaped hand sculpture by Manu Crotti
Located in Milan, IT
Experimenting with new forms with red earth from Ibiza Earthenware, resins, assemblages, shapes and colours.
For some time, I had the desire to work with clay, and living in Ibiza d...
Category
2010s Spanish Arts and Crafts Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Mico, Contemporary Sculptural Hand-Built Ceramic Table Lamp in Matte White
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nico's Cousin Mico is a contemporary hand-built sculptural ceramic table lamp that inspires the joy of working with hands through unpacking, assembling and balancing weights. The han...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Sculpture with Black Glaze Decoration by Tim Orr, circa 1970
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture with black glaze decoration by Tim Orr.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base,
circa 1970.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Sculpture by Wayne Fischer, 2022
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed.
Unique piece.
2022.
How can an inert object produce deeply unsuspecting, indecipherable, uncontrollable emotions?
Wayne Fischer is an artist who can create works that force one to ask such moving questions as this. If he doesn’t know why, if he can’t explain the deepest reasons of his artistic research, he definitely knows the workings and limitations of the artistic process he invented.
He has never deviated from the course he set for himself since university; translate life. The works presented here show the evolution of his creations over the past thirty years. If Wayne Fischer has received several international prizes and quickly obtained the recognition of his peers in ceramics, nevertheless he retains a singular position at once unavoidable and disturbing. His sculptures are paradoxical, powerful and sensual, and cause a certain unease. They are beautiful, carnal, touchable, all the while being outside the standard idea of beauty. The ambiguity of attraction and rejection is at the heart of this evolution.
The pieces from the 1980s and 90s are imposing by their size, stature and symmetry, which give them balance. They generate surprise, curiosity and play between contrasts that are both soft and aggressive. They reference the body, muscles, and torso, without presenting an exact reality. They are double-faced, seductive, and enigmatic. Wayne’s shapes are inspired by shells, bivalves, sometimes presented as though they are floating in space. But the reference of the marine world to the mysterious female body has only one interpretation and only history and emotion condition the reaction of the spectator: he accepts or refuses to see, to be seduced. He is touched or he flees.
The more recent sculptures are appreciated in the fullness of their round volume and the search for a pure universal beauty. “Metamorphosis,” the work recently awarded by the Bettencourt Foundation, is from this series of pieces wheel- thrown and deformed which pushes the porcelain from the inside so the bulges evoke the movement of waves or the musculature of several bodies. The exactness, the clean breaks, the assurance of lines and valleys are testimony to the interior power that governs the creation. The life energy expressed is also felt by the artist as the origin of ceramics. All the pieces are curved and tense. They show no marking, no sign of the hand, no imprints, and yet give an impression of spontaneity, as if a dropped piece of clay found its form by chance. Depending on the angles, the content becomes “the origins of the world...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Sculpture by Wayne Fischer, 2018
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed.
Unique piece.
2022.
How can an inert object produce deeply unsuspecting, indecipherable, uncontrollable emotions?
Wayne Fischer is an artist who can create works that force one to ask such moving questions as this. If he doesn’t know why, if he can’t explain the deepest reasons of his artistic research, he definitely knows the workings and limitations of the artistic process he invented.
He has never deviated from the course he set for himself since university; translate life. The works presented here show the evolution of his creations over the past thirty years. If Wayne Fischer has received several international prizes and quickly obtained the recognition of his peers in ceramics, nevertheless he retains a singular position at once unavoidable and disturbing. His sculptures are paradoxical, powerful and sensual, and cause a certain unease. They are beautiful, carnal, touchable, all the while being outside the standard idea of beauty. The ambiguity of attraction and rejection is at the heart of this evolution.
The pieces from the 1980s and 90s are imposing by their size, stature and symmetry, which give them balance. They generate surprise, curiosity and play between contrasts that are both soft and aggressive. They reference the body, muscles, and torso, without presenting an exact reality. They are double-faced, seductive, and enigmatic. Wayne’s shapes are inspired by shells, bivalves, sometimes presented as though they are floating in space. But the reference of the marine world to the mysterious female body has only one interpretation and only history and emotion condition the reaction of the spectator: he accepts or refuses to see, to be seduced. He is touched or he flees.
The more recent sculptures are appreciated in the fullness of their round volume and the search for a pure universal beauty. “Metamorphosis,” the work recently awarded by the Bettencourt Foundation, is from this series of pieces wheel- thrown and deformed which pushes the porcelain from the inside so the bulges evoke the movement of waves or the musculature of several bodies. The exactness, the clean breaks, the assurance of lines and valleys are testimony to the interior power that governs the creation. The life energy expressed is also felt by the artist as the origin of ceramics. All the pieces are curved and tense. They show no marking, no sign of the hand, no imprints, and yet give an impression of spontaneity, as if a dropped piece of clay found its form by chance. Depending on the angles, the content becomes “the origins of the world...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large 4 Pc. Assemblage Sculpture #4 by David Haskell
Located in New York, NY
Glazed ceramic. Assemblage sculpture with 3 organic forms balancing atop of a conical base. Black clay dripping with turquoise colored glaze. Artist - signed on underside.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
