Christopher Adams

Christopher Adams, Primordial Garden H5, Ceramic sculpture, 2015

2015

Christopher Adams creates sculptures that play on biological concepts, specifically adaptive radiation, whereby a pioneering organism enters an untapped environment and then differentiates rapidly without departing too much from its original form. His sculptures suggest varieties of creatures, but not necessarily a specific organism. Many works are suggestive of plant life with leafy tendrils and frayed edges. Adams graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College...

Christopher Adams creates sculptures that play on biological concepts, specifically adaptive radiation, whereby a pioneering organism enters an untapped environment and then differen...

Joan Grubin creates dimensional installations, objects, and smaller wall works that revolve around a collaboration between the physical presence of pigment on paper and the visible b...

This colorful documentation of Joan Grubin's studio practice sparked mosaic-creating sessions with an Exacto knife; the Detritus sculptures were born from this accidental kaleidoscop...

This colorful documentation of Joan Grubin's studio practice sparked mosaic-creating sessions with an Exacto knife; the Detritus sculptures were born from this accidental kaleidoscop...

This colorful documentation of Joan Grubin's studio practice sparked mosaic-creating sessions with an Exacto knife; the Detritus sculptures were born from this accidental kaleidoscop...

Gorgeous abstract ceramic sculptural vase shaped into a unique organic yet modern form, with turquoise and earth-toned glazes that naturally blend together an catch the light at diff...

Beautiful organically shaped mid century abstract ceramic sculptural vase that evokes water meeting earth; with a matte turquoise and deep blue glaze accentuated by textured free-for...

Title : Covered Jar Materials : Terracotta, white gold luster Date : 2016 Dimensions : 18.5 x 8.5 x 8.5 inches Description : wheel thrown and altered terracotta, cone 04 oxidation, glazes and luster COA provided Mariko Brown Harkin about her work: "My fascination with pottery comes from my desire to make art and to produce something that is not only functional but visually appealing. Porcelain allows me stretch and shape the clay in any way I choose and offers a blank canvas for my floral imagery and luscious, rich glazes to blend. The forms I create are tight and precise with a sense of restricted volume. I use bands around the form to constrict specific areas of each piece, while at the same time creating space for the volume and fullness to escape. The bands create registers to frame my drawings and paintings of floral imagery. The way I combine surface and form is inspired by Ming Dynasty porcelain...

Materials : Terracotta, white gold luster Date : 2016 Dimensions : 16 x 8.5 x 8.5 inches Description : wheel thrown and altered terracotta, cone 04 oxidation, glazes and luster COA provided Mariko Brown Harkin about her work: "My fascination with pottery comes from my desire to make art and to produce something that is not only functional but visually appealing. Porcelain allows me stretch and shape the clay in any way I choose and offers a blank canvas for my floral imagery and luscious, rich glazes to blend. The forms I create are tight and precise with a sense of restricted volume. I use bands around the form to constrict specific areas of each piece, while at the same time creating space for the volume and fullness to escape. The bands create registers to frame my drawings and paintings of floral imagery. The way I combine surface and form is inspired by Ming Dynasty porcelain...

Particle I (One) Materials: Ceramic, glaze Year: 2016 The formal languages and frequencies that we find in the natural existence of the universe inform and inspire the investigation...

"The ideal state is not one which everyone has access to the same amount of wealth, but in proportion to their contribution to the general wealth" This piece was handmade in the hea...