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Medium: Clay
Crevice 2 by Sharon Brill - Wall sculpture, mixed media, ceramic, square
By Sharon Brill
Located in Paris, FR
Crevice 2 by Israeli artist Sharon Brill. Unique piece.
Mixed media wall sculpture (clay, wall putty, paint, wooden frame), 45 cm × 45 cm × 10 cm.
Israeli ceramic...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay, Paint, Wood Panel
Modern Abstract Stacked Brick, Concrete, and Stone Totem Outdoor Sculpture
By Joe Mancuso
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract outdoor totem sculpture by Houston artist Joe Mancuso. The piece is constructed out of various decorative brick, stone, and concrete piec...
Category
1990s Abstract Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Stone, Concrete
Superbloom
Located in West Hollywood, CA
"Superbloom" is made with acrylic, oil pastel, paper, glitter, thread and clay on canvas and paper mache. This bright and vividly colored sculptural painting is a perfect example of the power of unrestrained creativity.
INSPIRATION BEHIND THE WORK - What began as an experiment in creating rose petals slowly evolved into this deconstructed "Superbloom". At the center of these petals is a seemingly chaotic arrangement of color and texture. Yet, from slow observation, patterns and repetition emerge. What can be easily grouped into a "whole" is actually a balancing act of orchestrated parts - the same as every living organism we observe. There is a mystery to be savored in every act of living - as well as in viewing the traces of life left behind. "Superbloom" was made in love of the former, and leaves behind the latter. We'll never fully understand all the bits of a rose, or all the brushstrokes of a painting, but we're always welcome to bask in the sunshine that is loving without knowing.
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Los Angeles based artist, Megan Dune...
Category
2010s Surrealist Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay, Canvas, Thread, Paper, Oil Pastel, Glitter, Acrylic
We Can Feel Right Through You
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
From the Ceremonial Technologies series, 2022
Wood, clay, plaster, gesso, marble powder, beeswax, glass beads
58 x 23 x 26 cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay
I hope you can see the stars in me
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
From the series ‘Ceremonial Technologies’. Clay, glass beads, nylon thread, cotton thread, dumortierite, green aventurine.
33 x 31 x 7 cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay
One Hundred Thousand Times Forever.
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Unfired clay, acrylic, hair extensions.
87 x 47 x 10cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay
I Need You to Know That Even Though You’re Not Here, You’re Here (Juanita)
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Clay, sand, wood, pigment, cotton, thyme, sodalite, mixed tumblestones.
188 x 80 x 110 cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay
And Every Time You Dream About Me, a Door Is Opened
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Clay, coconut soil, sand, freshwater pearls, glass beads, brass, acrylic paint, polypropylene cord, nylon thread.
75 x 27 x 27 cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Brass
Ciucciepesci
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Unfired clay, coconut soil, whitehowlite, tumbled sea stones, polypropylene cord
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay
Toolbox for Manoeuvring Through Deep Inner Constellations
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Clay, sand, waxed cotton thread, fluorite, rose quartz, orange calcite.
18 x 7 x 5 cm – 7 x 2 3/4 x 2 inches (closed)
18 x 10 x 7 cm – 7 x 4 x 2 3/4 inches (open)
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay
Legend Has It but You Knew All Along
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Clay, coconut soil, turquoise, glass beads, cotton thread, acrylic.
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay, Cotton, Acrylic
If You Wish We Could Travel at Light Speed
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Clay, ABS pearls, aluminium, acrylic.
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay, Acrylic, ABS
Gloton I and II
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Clay, coconut soil, sand, grass, glass beads, cotton thread, green aventurine, acrylic.
Right: 12 x 10 x 8cm
Left: 13 x 7 x 8,5cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay, Glass
Damaged Dreams and the Promise of Constant Transformation.
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Clay, glass beads, nylon thread, copper, acrylic.
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Copper
Moon
Located in Tulsa, OK
Brandon Reese’s focus on experimentation and varying techniques relates to his belief that the best part of life is the process, “My art wears the fingerprints, cuts, dents and other...
Category
2010s Abstract Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay, Plaster, Paint
Earth
Located in Tulsa, OK
Brandon Reese’s focus on experimentation and varying techniques relates to his belief that the best part of life is the process, “My art wears the fingerprints, cuts, dents and other...
Category
2010s Abstract Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay, Plaster, Paint
Neighbors
Located in Tulsa, OK
Brandon Reese’s focus on experimentation and varying techniques relates to his belief that the best part of life is the process, “My art wears the fingerprints, cuts, dents and other...
Category
2010s Abstract Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay, Plaster, Paint
Home
Located in Tulsa, OK
Brandon Reese’s focus on experimentation and varying techniques relates to his belief that the best part of life is the process, “My art wears the fingerprints, cuts, dents and other...
Category
2010s Abstract Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay, Plaster, Paint
Standing Pillow
Located in Tulsa, OK
Brandon Reese’s focus on experimentation and varying techniques relates to his belief that the best part of life is the process, “My art wears the fingerprints, cuts, dents and other...
Category
2010s Abstract Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay, Paint
Sexual Self
By Isaiah Zagar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Sexual Self" is an original mosaic by Isaiah Zagar measuring 17in x 29in. This piece ships in the pictured wooden frame.
Isaiah Zagar is an award-winning mosaic mural artist who...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay, Mirror, Mixed Media, Mosaic
The Man on the Flying Trapeze
By Milo Reice
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Contemporary
Subject: Figures
Medium: Mixed Media, Clay, Gouache
Surface: Archival Paper
Country: United States
Dimensions: 27.5 x 39.25
Dimensions w/Frame: 30.5 x 43
Milo Re...
Category
1980s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay, Mixed Media, Gouache, Archival Paper
"Barney Duff Beer"
Located in New York, NY
Hand made framed sculpture
Steve Casino is represented by Krause Gallery in NYC
Steve Casino resides in Kentucky, but as he quips the small town atmo...
Category
2010s Pop Art Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Wire, Metal
Working "JACK in the Box"
Located in New York, NY
Hand made working Jack in Box - "The Shining"
He is represented by Krause Gallery in NYC
Steve Casino resides in Kentucky, but as he quips the small town...
Category
2010s Pop Art Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Metal, Wire
Rough and Tumble
Located in Cazadero, CA
This pieces has a steel frame
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay, Epoxy Resin, Chalk, Charcoal, Pigment, Carbon Pigment
Just Around the Corner
Located in Cazadero, CA
This abstract surrealist artwork is a collage composed of a mix of clay, charcoal, epoxy resin, ink on canvas. Artwork has a steel frame. Paint does flow onto frame in some places. M...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Concrete
Lapis 618 - white 3D abstract floral geometric ceramic composition
Located in New York, NY
Marie Laforey is a self-taught artist based in New York, US who maintains a sustainable art practice using primarily organic material. Laforey enjoys the tactility of working with organic mediums and learning how to craft preserved moss...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay
Lapis 536 - white 3D abstract floral geometric ceramic composition
Located in New York, NY
Marie Laforey is a self-taught artist based in New York, US who maintains a sustainable art practice using primarily organic material. Laforey enjoys the tactility of working with organic mediums and learning how to craft preserved moss...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay
Lapis 270 - white 3D abstract floral geometric ceramic wall composition
Located in New York, NY
Marie Laforey is a self-taught artist based in New York, US who maintains a sustainable art practice using primarily organic material. Laforey enjoys the tactility of working with organic mediums and learning how to craft preserved moss, clay, feathers and other natural elements into beautiful abstract compositions. Primarily inspired by nature, repetition, patterns, texture and geometry are essential elements that are omnipresent in her works.
About Lapis and Flos series:
Laforey recent ceramic works are unique pieces that alter in patterns to give an illusion of movement and depth by using clay’s potential for building sculptural dimension. The repetitive use of a unique element, the circle is centered to her work. The circle has often been associated with the female and to Mother Earth. It has no beginning and no end, it is the whole, the essence of things. It symbolizes the ongoing energy found in nature.
Laforey’s Lapis mural ceramic series...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay
Golden Chrysalis Specimen Grid
Located in Buffalo, NY
Eighteen bright golden chrysalis sculptures had in a grid on metal specimen pins. Each chrysalis is meticulously hand sculpted in a durable epoxy clay without the use of molds and p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Metal
Lapis 286 - white 3D abstract floral geometric ceramic composition
Located in New York, NY
Marie Laforey is a self-taught artist based in New York, US who maintains a sustainable art practice using primarily organic material. Laforey enjoys the tactility of working with organic mediums and learning how to craft preserved moss, clay, feathers and other natural elements into beautiful abstract compositions. Primarily inspired by nature, repetition, patterns, texture and geometry are essential elements that are omnipresent in her works.
About Lapis and Flos series:
Laforey recent ceramic works are unique pieces that alter in patterns to give an illusion of movement and depth by using clay’s potential for building sculptural dimension. The repetitive use of a unique element, the circle is centered to her work. The circle has often been associated with the female and to Mother Earth. It has no beginning and no end, it is the whole, the essence of things. It symbolizes the ongoing energy found in nature.
Laforey’s Lapis mural ceramic series...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay
PAX (MOUNTAIN TOP) - Geometric Abstract Sculpture w/ Reclaimed Building Material
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Coming Soon
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Marble
Alani : Audacious
Located in Nashville, TN
This contemporary piece from Danielle Krysa asks the viewer if beauty can be born from the wreckage of whatever each of our personal setbacks may be. The piece was created for Krysa'...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Brass
Fabiana : Achy & Ornate
Located in Nashville, TN
This contemporary piece from Danielle Krysa asks the viewer if beauty can be born from the wreckage of whatever each of our personal setbacks may be. The piece was created for Krysa'...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Brass
Burst Bubble
Located in Nashville, TN
This contemporary piece from Danielle Krysa asks the viewer if beauty can be born from the wreckage of whatever each of our personal setbacks may be. The piece was created for Krysa'...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Glass, Resin, Found Objects, Latex
Crushed Pineapple
Located in Nashville, TN
This contemporary piece from Danielle Krysa asks the viewer if beauty can be born from the wreckage of whatever each of our personal setbacks may be. The piece was created for Krysa'...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Glass, Resin, Found Objects, Latex
Alora : Absolute
Located in Nashville, TN
This contemporary piece from Danielle Krysa asks the viewer if beauty can be born from the wreckage of whatever each of our personal setbacks may be. The piece was created for Krysa'...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Brass
Blossom : No Sugar Added
Located in Nashville, TN
This contemporary piece from Danielle Krysa asks the viewer if beauty can be born from the wreckage of whatever each of our personal setbacks may be. The piece was created for Krysa'...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Brass
Broken Bunch
Located in Nashville, TN
This contemporary piece from Danielle Krysa asks the viewer if beauty can be born from the wreckage of whatever each of our personal setbacks may be. The piece was created for Krysa'...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Glass, Resin, Found Objects, Latex
Cracked Cocktail
Located in Nashville, TN
This contemporary piece from Danielle Krysa asks the viewer if beauty can be born from the wreckage of whatever each of our personal setbacks may be. The piece was created for Krysa'...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Glass, Resin, Found Objects, Latex
Pear-fect Specimen
Located in Nashville, TN
This contemporary piece from Danielle Krysa asks the viewer if beauty can be born from the wreckage of whatever each of our personal setbacks may be. The piece was created for Krysa'...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Ceramic, Glass, Found Objects, Clay, Resin, Latex
Valencia : Never Frozen
Located in Nashville, TN
This contemporary piece from Danielle Krysa asks the viewer if beauty can be born from the wreckage of whatever each of our personal setbacks may be. The piece was created for Krysa'...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Brass
Cheree : Cheeky
Located in Nashville, TN
This contemporary piece from Danielle Krysa asks the viewer if beauty can be born from the wreckage of whatever each of our personal setbacks may be. The piece was created for Krysa'...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Brass
"Spotted Blue Moon Jar", ceramic sculpture, porcelain vase, saggar fire, cobalt
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Spotted Blue Moon Jar" is a saggar-fired porcelain vessel by Alison Brannen. It measures 18" high by 15" wide. Inspired by her journeys sailing the Atl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Gold
Guardian
By Rachel Denny
Located in Denver, CO
Rachel Denny's work is an exploration of the seductive beauty of our natural world and the imprint that human intervention has made on its flora and fauna...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Metal
Queen
Located in London, GB
Investigation into images and materials often goes hand in hand, resulting in his work being filled with layers, mixed media, and sculptural approaches. His focus on motherhood, and...
Category
2010s Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay, Fabric, Cotton, Plaster, Watercolor
SAKE Bottle
Located in Dallas, TX
This ceramic work is from artist Keita Suto’s “dress” series. Suto (b. 1982, Ibaraki prefecture) obtained his Masters in Fine Arts from the Kyoto University of Art and Design (2007). He creates intentionally broken or contorted objects with wet clay, then with his contemporary take on the traditional kintsugi process of repairing ceramics...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Metal
Backloaded Horn Speaker No.003
Located in Dallas, TX
A working ceramic speaker (bluetooth/cord) by Japanese artist Hiroyuki Yamada.
Hiroyuki Yamada (b 1970, Hyogo Pref., Japan). Yamada has been actively exhibiting his works since the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Tea Bowl
Located in Dallas, TX
This ceramic work is from artist Keita Suto’s “dress” series. Suto (b. 1982, Ibaraki prefecture) obtained his Masters in Fine Arts from the Kyoto University of Art and Design (2007). He creates intentionally broken or contorted objects with wet clay, then with his contemporary take on the traditional kintsugi process of repairing ceramics...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Metal
Tea Bowl
Located in Dallas, TX
This ceramic work is from artist Keita Suto’s “dress” series. Suto (b. 1982, Ibaraki prefecture) obtained his Masters in Fine Arts from the Kyoto University of Art and Design (2007). He creates intentionally broken or contorted objects with wet clay, then with his contemporary take on the traditional kintsugi process of repairing ceramics...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Metal
SAKE Cup
Located in Dallas, TX
This ceramic work is from artist Keita Suto’s “dress” series. Suto (b. 1982, Ibaraki prefecture) obtained his Masters in Fine Arts from the Kyoto University of Art and Design (2007). He creates intentionally broken or contorted objects with wet clay, then with his contemporary take on the traditional kintsugi process of repairing ceramics...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Metal
SAKE Bottle
Located in Dallas, TX
This ceramic work is from artist Keita Suto’s “dress” series. Suto (b. 1982, Ibaraki prefecture) obtained his Masters in Fine Arts from the Kyoto University of Art and Design (2007). He creates intentionally broken or contorted objects with wet clay, then with his contemporary take on the traditional kintsugi process of repairing ceramics...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Metal
"MIDNIGHT BLUE", sculpture, clay, relief, abstract, contemporary, ceramic
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Midnight Blue, a ceramic relief sculpture of high-fired porcelain pigmented with oxides, paint and epoxy, is a recent work by New York artist Harold Wortsman. This sculpture is ready to be mounted to the wall. Note the artist's hand in the mark-making – cuts and radiating lines, the suggestion of maps, geometry and counting systems – it is characteristic of Wortsman's practice. Warm, contemporary, uniquely crafted, yet speaks to ancient, tribal traditions of art-making that cross cultures and histories. Highly attuned to the art of Africa, the Middle East, India and Asia, his forms are organic abstracts with masculine and feminine attributes that resonate together as a pleasing enigma. They make sense immediately, yet never give up all their secrets.
Midnight Blue was recently exhibited at Harold Wortsman: Time and Space, Orange Art Foundation, New York City, February 2022.
From Harold Wortsman – "With sculpture, my material of choice is high-fired clay. Pieces are first low-fired in an electric kiln. I do not use glazes. Instead, I use oxides applied to the bisqued (low-fired) clay. As with a tattoo, oxides permit the surface underneath to breathe—like naked skin. The work is then high-fired in a gas kiln with double reduction to cone 10. The final temperature is 2,300 degrees F. At a certain point, oxygen intake is reduced to the kiln. Because the fire has reached a critical mass, it needs oxygen and chemically takes it from the clay and the oxides painted on. Like a jazz improvisation, each kiln load comes out slightly different."
From Jonathan Goodman – "Wortsman has increasingly moved into his own – a place in which the relations between the abstractions of volume and the intimations of very old culture are merged in a way that is new." – Essay, "Harold Wortsman: Time and Space", Orange Art Foundation, February 2022, New York City.
Harold Wortsman is a sculptor and printmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. He “creates forms that bring to mind archaic cult objects and exude a quiet concentrated strength.” (Argauer Zeitung, Switzerland). His work, an edgy mix of freedom and clarity, can be found in public and private collections in the US, including The Library of Congress, Yale University, The New York Public Library Print Collection, The New York Historical Society, Smith College, Indiana University’s Lilly Library, Brandeis University, The Newark Public Library Special Collections Division, and the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum Print Archive. Also in private and public collections in Europe, including the Municipal Collection of the City of Brugg, Switzerland.
Harold studied at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, with sculptor George Spaventa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium, Porcelain, Epoxy Resin
Earth sandwich
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Produced during residency at Mayeur Projects in Las Vegas, NM
Earth brick, cement, natural pigments
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Brick, Pigment
"VERTICAL 7", sculpture, clay, ceramic, abstract, tribal, pattern, tower, column
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Vertical 7, a ceramic sculpture of wood-fired clay pigmented with oxides, is a work by New York artist Harold Wortsman. Vertical 7 was recently exhibited at "Harold Wortsman: Time and Space" at the Orange Art Foundation, February-March 2022, New York City.
Note the blending of geometric and organic forms in this work – it is characteristic of his practice – warm, contemporary, uniquely crafted, yet speaks to ancient, primitive traditions of art-making that cross cultures and histories. Highly attuned to the art of Africa, the Middle East, India and Asia, his forms are organic abstracts with masculine and feminine attributes that resonate together as a pleasing enigma. They make sense immediately, yet never give up all their secrets.
From Harold Wortsman – "With sculpture, my material of choice is high-fired clay. Pieces are first low-fired in an electric kiln. I do not use glazes. Instead, I use oxides applied to the bisqued (low-fired) clay. As with a tattoo, oxides permit the surface underneath to breathe. The work is then high-fired in a gas kiln with double reduction to cone 10. The final temperature is 2,300 degrees F. At a certain point, oxygen intake is reduced to the kiln. Because the fire has reached a critical mass, it needs oxygen and chemically takes it from the clay and the oxides. Like a jazz improvisation, each kiln load comes out slightly different."
From Jonathan Goodman – "Wortsman has increasingly moved into his own – a place in which the relations between the abstractions of volume and the intimations of very old culture are merged in a way that is new." – Essay, "Harold Wortsman: Time and Space", Orange Art Foundation, February 2022, New York City.
Harold Wortsman is a sculptor and printmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. He “creates forms that bring to mind archaic cult objects and exude a quiet concentrated strength.” (Argauer Zeitung, Switzerland). His work, an edgy mix of freedom and clarity, can be found in public and private collections in the US, including The Library of Congress, Yale University, The New York Public Library Print Collection, The New York Historical Society, Smith College, Indiana University’s Lilly Library, Brandeis University, The Newark Public Library Special Collections Division, and the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum Print Archive. Also in private and public collections in Europe, including the Municipal Collection of the City of Brugg, Switzerland.
Harold studied at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, with sculptor George Spaventa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
V1 – Crown the Clown Collection, 2021, Stoneware Clay with Glazes
Located in London, GB
FREYA BRAMBLE-CARTER
V1 – Crown the Clown Collection , 2021
Thrown and assembled in Stoneware Clay, with a combination of Glazes, Underglazes, Enamels an...
Category
2010s Modern Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Gold, Enamel
"VERTICAL 1", sculpture, clay, ceramic, abstract, tribal, pattern, tower, column
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Vertical 1, a ceramic sculpture of wood-fired clay pigmented with oxides, is a work by New York artist Harold Wortsman. Vertical 1 was recently exhibited at "Harold Wortsman: Time and Space" at the Orange Art Foundation, February-March 2022, New York City.
Note the blending of geometric and organic forms in this work – it is characteristic of his practice – warm, contemporary, uniquely crafted, yet speaks to ancient, primitive traditions of art-making that cross cultures and histories. Highly attuned to the art of Africa, the Middle East, India and Asia, his forms are organic abstracts with masculine and feminine attributes that resonate together as a pleasing enigma. They make sense immediately, yet never give up all their secrets.
From Harold Wortsman – "With sculpture, my material of choice is high-fired clay. Pieces are first low-fired in an electric kiln. I do not use glazes. Instead, I use oxides applied to the bisqued (low-fired) clay. As with a tattoo, oxides permit the surface underneath to breathe. The work is then high-fired in a gas kiln with double reduction to cone 10. The final temperature is 2,300 degrees F. At a certain point, oxygen intake is reduced to the kiln. Because the fire has reached a critical mass, it needs oxygen and chemically takes it from the clay and the oxides. Like a jazz improvisation, each kiln load comes out slightly different."
From Jonathan Goodman – "Wortsman has increasingly moved into his own – a place in which the relations between the abstractions of volume and the intimations of very old culture are merged in a way that is new." – Essay, "Harold Wortsman: Time and Space", Orange Art Foundation, February 2022, New York City.
Harold Wortsman is a sculptor and printmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. He “creates forms that bring to mind archaic cult objects and exude a quiet concentrated strength.” (Argauer Zeitung, Switzerland). His work, an edgy mix of freedom and clarity, can be found in public and private collections in the US, including The Library of Congress, Yale University, The New York Public Library Print Collection, The New York Historical Society, Smith College, Indiana University’s Lilly Library, Brandeis University, The Newark Public Library Special Collections Division, and the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum Print Archive. Also in private and public collections in Europe, including the Municipal Collection of the City of Brugg, Switzerland.
Harold studied at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, with sculptor George Spaventa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
Awakening
By Rachel Denny
Located in Denver, CO
Rachel Denny's work is an exploration of the seductive beauty of our natural world and the imprint that human intervention has made on its flora and fauna...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Clay, Sequins, Thread
"4+4", sculpture, clay, ceramic, abstract, contemporary, tribal, disc, geometry
Located in Toronto, Ontario
4+4, a ceramic sculpture of high-fired clay pigmented with oxides, is a work by New York artist Harold Wortsman. Note the blending of geometric and organic forms in this work – it is characteristic of his practice – warm, contemporary, uniquely crafted, yet speaks to ancient, primitive traditions of art-making that cross cultures and histories. Highly attuned to the art of Africa, the Middle East, India and Asia, his forms are organic abstracts with masculine and feminine attributes that resonate together as a pleasing enigma. They make sense immediately, yet never give up all their secrets.
From Harold Wortsman – "With sculpture, my material of choice is high-fired clay. Pieces are first low-fired in an electric kiln. I do not use glazes. Instead, I use oxides applied to the bisqued (low-fired) clay. As with a tattoo, oxides permit the surface underneath to breathe. The work is then high-fired in a gas kiln with double reduction to cone 10. The final temperature is 2,300 degrees F. At a certain point, oxygen intake is reduced to the kiln. Because the fire has reached a critical mass, it needs oxygen and chemically takes it from the clay and the oxides painted on. Like a jazz improvisation, each kiln load comes out slightly different."
From Jonathan Goodman, Poet & Art Critic – "Wortsman re-examines ancient and modern traditions in light of what it means to make art." – Tussle Magazine, July 2019.
Harold Wortsman is a sculptor and printmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. He “creates forms that bring to mind archaic cult objects and exude a quiet concentrated strength.” (Argauer Zeitung, Switzerland). His work, an edgy mix of freedom and clarity, can be found in public and private collections in the US, including The Library of Congress, Yale University, The New York Public Library Print Collection, The New York Historical Society, Smith College, Indiana University’s Lilly Library, Brandeis University, The Newark Public Library Special Collections Division, and the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum Print Archive. Also in private and public collections in Europe, including the Municipal Collection of the City of Brugg, Switzerland.
Harold studied at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, with sculptor George Spaventa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
Clay mixed media for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Clay mixed media available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add mixed media created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Elizabeth Jordan, Rachel Denny, Harold Wortsman, and Ak Jansen. Frequently made by artists working in the Contemporary, Abstract, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Clay mixed media, so small editions measuring 0.019999999552965164 inches across are also available
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We spoke with the artist, in one of her last interviews, about the messages in her striking figurative works, which will be featured in a posthumous show at the National Portrait Gallery.
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