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Style: Contemporary
Medium: Clay
"Blue Lagoon", ceramic sculpture, porcelain vase, saggar, blue, copper, gold
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Blue Lagoon" is a saggar-fired porcelain vase by Alison Brannen. It measures 14" high by 9" wide. Inspired by her journeys sailing the Atlantic Ocean, Alison can’t get enough wind a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Slip
"Magma", ceramic sculpture, porcelain vase, saggar, copper earth, burnt offering
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Magma" is a saggar-fired porcelain vessel by Alison Brannen. It measures 16" high by 13" wide. It's an exceptional piece, leaning into the "jolie laide" territory – compelling despi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Copper
Crevice 2 by Sharon Brill - Wall sculpture, mixed media, ceramic, square
By Sharon Brill
Located in Paris, FR
Crevice 2 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Sharon Brill. This sculpture is made of clay, wall putty, textured paint, wooden frame, dimensions are 45 × 45 × 10 cm (17.7 × ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay, Paint, Wood Panel
"Within Reach", Contemporary, Ceramic, Sculpture, Painted, Portrait, Figurative
Located in St. Louis, MO
Within Reach by Beverly Mayeri is a wonderful wall mounted ceramic sculpture that also contains hand painted surface illustration. The multi-faceted aesthetic experience creates an ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Glaze, Underglaze, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Comparing Outliers", contemporary, blue, gold, black, orange, metal, sculpture
Located in Natick, MA
Virginia Mahoney’s “Comparing Outliers” is a 20 x 22 x 6 inch ceramic and metal wall sculpture in teal, gold, blue, black, orange, and brown. Two cutout figures in multicolored and b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Metal, Copper
"Unresolved Contradiction", contemporary, blue, gold, black, metal, sculpture
Located in Natick, MA
Virginia Mahoney’s “Unresolved Contradiction” is a 25 x 13 x 6 inch ceramic and metal wall sculpture in teal, gold, blue, black, silver, and brown. Two cutout figures in silver, blue...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Metal, Copper
"Neither Here nor There", contemporary, pink, blue, green, metal, sculpture
Located in Natick, MA
Virginia Mahoney’s “Neither Here nor There” is a 34 x 34 x 8 inch 3-piece ceramic and metal wall sculpture in green, pink, blue, black, green, orange, and brown. Three cutout figures...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Metal, Copper
"Illogical Sequence", contemporary, pink, gold, green, teal, metal, sculpture
Located in Natick, MA
Virginia Mahoney’s “Illogical Sequence” is an 18 x 14 x 7 inch ceramic and metal wall sculpture in peach, teal, pink, gold, green, and brown. A cutout metal figure painted in gold an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Metal, Copper
"Ambiguous Clarification", contemporary, teal, brown, black, metal, sculpture
Located in Natick, MA
Virginia Mahoney’s “Ambiguous Clarification” is a 13.5 x 18 x 6 inch ceramic and metal wall sculpture in various shades of teal, brown, black, and silver. A cutout figure in silver a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Metal, Steel
"Reining in the Variables", contemporary, lavender, gold, metal, sculpture
Located in Natick, MA
Virginia Mahoney’s “Reining in the Variables” is a 21 x 19 x 8 inch ceramic and metal wall sculpture in lavender, gold, maroon, black, silver, white, and brown. A cutout figure in si...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Metal, Steel
"Floundering", contemporary, blue, gold, black, metal, ceramic, sculpture
Located in Natick, MA
Virginia Mahoney’s “Floundering” is a 25 x 16 x 8 inch ceramic and metal wall sculpture in royal blue, gold, black, and silver. One cutout metal figure in silver, black and blue pain...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Metal, Copper
"Inspecting Metaphors", contemporary, pink, blue, ceramic, metal, sculpture
Located in Natick, MA
Virginia Mahoney’s “Inspecting Metaphors” is a 25 x 32 x 6 inch ceramic and metal wall sculpture in pink, sky blue, black, silver, and brown. Two cutout, silver and black painted met...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Copper, Metal, Wire
Tender Yet Fierce
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, Cotton, Thread, Foam
Osoyoos
Located in Cazadero, CA
Osoyoos
Distances are vertical then far below, the blue lake. through a dusty ribbon road on a day of majesty. This pieces is one of an open-ended series.
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay, Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Pastel
Lightsome
Located in Cazadero, CA
Lightsome
Wither the Fog with sunlight over a winter's ground. I am warm besides you, running before the storm.
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay, Canvas, Pastel, Oil
Lawhat
Located in Marrakech, MA
About the artwork
Mohamed Arejdal explores another series of works, entitled 'Lawhat', based on wooden planks that refer directly to the Koranic tablet. This series was born out of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Slate, Copper
Lawhat
Located in Marrakech, MA
About the artwork
Mohamed Arejdal explores another series of works, entitled 'Lawhat', based on wooden planks that refer directly to the Koranic tablet. This series was born out of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Slate, Copper
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
"Cotton Candy Octopus Chandelier" Dimensional paint on custom chandelier
By PJ Linden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Cotton Candy Octopus Chandelier" is an original artwork by PJ Linden in collaboration with Adam Wallacavage and is made from acry...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay, Epoxy Resin, Paint, Found Objects, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Lights
"Chanel Tentacle Candelabra" Dimensional paint, epoxy clay, lamp parts
By PJ Linden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Chanel Tentacle Candelabra" is an original artwork by PJ Linden in collaboration with Adam Wallacavage and is made from acrylic, dimensional paint, lamp parts, and epoxy clay. This piece measures 10.5”h x 6”w 8”d.
Born 1985 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. PJ Linden is a New York City and Pennsylvania-based fine artist known for her abstract, three-dimensional work. She paints with machine-like precision, creating microscopic patterns on found objects, fashion, and technology. Linden got her start working with Patricia Field, creating custom, one-of-a-kind art and fashion under the name Wonderpuss Octopus. At Field's iconic, namesake boutique, Linden's work caught the eye of celebrity clients including Beyonce, Willow Smith, Kelly Osborne, and Solange Knowles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Found Objects, Epoxy Resin, Acrylic, Paint, Clay
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 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
"Sexual Self" Woodcut Relief, Mirror and Glass Mosaic
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, Woodcut, 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 Reice is an American visual artist who was born in 1952. Milo Reice has had several gallery and museum exhibitions, including at the Thomas Ammann...
Category
1980s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay, Mixed Media, Gouache, Archival Paper
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
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
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
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
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
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
Clay, Resin, Latex, Ceramic, Glass, Found Objects
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
"Ocean Canyon", ceramic sculpture, porcelain shards, saggar, blue, rust Kintsugi
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Ocean Canyon" is a saggar-fired porcelain sculpture by Alison Brannen. It measures 13" high by 9" wide by 9" deep, however the sculpture can be arrange...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain
"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
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
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
Flores 3- 3D nature inspired floral composition feather, clay in plexiglass box
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 or...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay, Linen, Mixed Media, Acrylic
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
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 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
Wall Plate with Snails "Traversing Painted Flowers" by Bethany Krull
Located in Buffalo, NY
This piece was created with a real found snail shell and durable epoxy clay by New York artist, Bethany Krull to traverse the surface of the floral plate. The glistening wet snail f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay, Porcelain, Epoxy Resin
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
"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
"VERTICAL 4", sculpture, clay, ceramic, abstract, tribal, pattern, tower, column
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Vertical 4, a ceramic sculpture of wood-fired clay pigmented with oxides, is a work by New York artist Harold Wortsman. Vertical 4 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
"RED, BLACK & BROWN", sculpture, clay, ceramic, abstract, tribal, pattern
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Red, Black & Brown, a ceramic sculpture of high-fired clay pigmented with oxides, is a work by New York artist Harold Wortsman. Red, Black & Brown 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
"ALTAR", sculpture, clay, ceramic, abstract, contemporary, tribal, pattern, mark
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Altar, a ceramic sculpture of high-fired clay pigmented with oxides, is a work by New York artist Harold Wortsman. Altar 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, 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
"Midnight Over Mountains", ceramic sculpture, porcelain shards, blue, copper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Midnight Over Mountains" is a saggar-fired porcelain wall sculpture by Alison Brannen. It measures 15" high by 15" wide by 7" deep, however the sculptu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain
Flores 1 - 3D nature inspired floral composition feather, clay in plexiglass box
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 or...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay, Linen, Acrylic, Mixed Media
"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
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
Thread, Wood, Mixed Media, Clay, Sequins
"TAO-51" Abstract Textured Clay Composition
Located in Soquel, CA
Textured and expressive composition by an unknown artist (20th Century). Constructed of a sheet of clay laid on wood, the piece is divided into nine sections. Each section is treated with a different texture, color, or set of inscriptions. The middle section contains writing, and the upper right section has a bold red plus symbol. Possible signature in the lower right corner.
Unframed, but mounted on a raised wood panel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Clay Mixed Media
Materials
Clay, Wood, Acrylic
"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
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. 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, 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 6 inches across are also available Prices for mixed media made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,100 and tops out at $35,000, while the average work can sell for $2,500.
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