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Medium: Clay
Waita - Song, Contemporary Maori Sculpture, Aotearoa, facial moko, tatoo, male
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Waita - Song, Contemporary Maori Sculpture, Aotearoa, facial moko, tattoo, male
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Tupuna, ceramic series, ancestor's cloak, contemporary sculpture, Maori
By Wi Taepa
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Tupuna, ceramic series, ancestor's cloak, contemporary sculpture, Maori
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Ampersand
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Stephanie Lanter
Title : "Ampersand"
Materials : Porcelain, glaze, stoneware
Date : 2020
Dimensions : 15" x 9.5" x 6"
Description : Manually ...
Category
2010s Abstract Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Luster, Porcelain, Slip, Glaze, Underglaze, Stoneware
$2,250 Sale Price
37% Off
Stationary: Black & white porcelain ceramic pop surreal sculpture installation
Located in Dallas, TX
"The Stationary Pot" by Katharine Morling – Porcelain Sculpture of office and Studio Creative Items
Delicate yet bold, The Stationary Pot by Katharine Morling transforms traditional...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Slip, Ink
Resist decorated stoneware bowl.
By Jason Wason
Located in Brecon, Powys
Really lovely bowl by this well collected and exhibited British potter
Good condition
17cm high diameter 38cm
1980s
Category
1970s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Invisible Patterns. Spiral. Ceramic Sculpture, Woman by Sve Gri
Located in Zofingen, AG
This sculpture was inspired by my meditation memory when I felt complete peace within. This made me feel the power of the earth beneath me and the breath of the sky above me.
I bel...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Cotton
"Switch", Contemporary, Gestural, Ceramic, Cream, Sepia, Grey, Sculpture
Located in Franklin, MA
Sara Fine-Wilsons “Switch” is a gestural 13 x 15 x 12 inch ceramic sculpture in pale cream with accents of warm sepia, and grey. In this graceful and evocative sculpture individual s...
Category
2010s Abstract Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
$3,360 Sale Price
20% Off
"Halo", Gestural, Ceramic, Yellow, Cream, Sepia, Grey, Pink, Sculpture, 2024
Located in Franklin, MA
Sara Fine-Wilsons ”Halo” is a gestural 15 x 12 x 9 inch ceramic sculpture in pale yellow and cream with accents of warm sepia, grey and quiet tinges of pink. In this graceful and evo...
Category
2010s Abstract Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Squamae 8 - blue, silver, white 3D abstract 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 or...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
"Naked Truth", Abstract Porcelain Sculpture, Surface Illustration, Underglaze
By Kevin Snipes
Located in St. Louis, MO
Kevin Snipes creates ceramic vessel forms that act as canvases for self referential narratives that are brought to the viewer through a combination of illustration and symbolism, obs...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Glaze, Underglaze
Squamae S 4 - pink, green, white 3D abstract 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 or...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Blush", Abstract, Gestural, Ceramic, Cream, Sepia, Grey, Sculpture
Located in Franklin, MA
Sara Fine-Wilsons ”Blush” is a gestural 13 x 9.5 x 8 inch ceramic sculpture in pale cream with accents of warm sepia, and grey on the edges. In this graceful and evocative sculpture ...
Category
2010s Abstract Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Squamae S 5 - orange, grey, white 3D abstract 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 or...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Squamae S 7 - red, grey, white 3D abstract 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 or...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Salvador Dali
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The project "Eternal and Ingenious" is taken as a basis for portraits of all kinds of mitts in the world of Ukraine.
The concept of the creator is the image of the inner and the outw...
Category
2010s Abstract Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Contemporary Architectural Sculpture, Glazed Ceramic, Porcelain, Blue, Structure
Located in St. Louis, MO
Contemporary Architectural Sculpture, Glazed Ceramic, Porcelain, Blue, Structure
"My work explores transformation using the kiln as a vehicle for deconstruction. The porcelain grid ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Glaze
"Milky Jumble", Contemporary, Gestural, Ceramic, Stoneware, Cream, Sculpture
Located in Franklin, MA
Sara Fine-Wilsons ”Milky Jumble” is a gestural 12.5 x 10 x 8 inch ceramic sculpture in shades of brown, white and cream. In this powerful and evocative sculpture individual slab and ...
Category
2010s Abstract Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Glaze, Clay
Lapis 177 - white blue 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 or...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
"JAMÓN JAMÓN VIII", glaze ceramic sculpture, table, food, bait, identity, vessel
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"JAMÓN JAMÓN VIII", 2019, in slipcast glazed ceramic by artist Andrew Cornell Robinson, is one of a series of sculptural objects that include c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Slip, Glaze
Canary Gleam, Clay-infused fabric sculpture, for wall installation
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Painter and sculpture Artist Natalie Krainin creates artworks using the innovative method of Fabric Texture Art. This technique, which resonates deeply with her professional roots, a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Fabric, Cotton, Paint, Glaze
Squamae V - red, silver and white 3D abstract 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 or...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
"Sway", Contemporary, Gestural, Ceramic, Cream, Sepia, Grey, Sculpture, 2024
Located in Franklin, MA
Sara Fine-Wilsons “Sway” is a gestural 17.5 x 14 x 9 inch ceramic sculpture in pale cream with accents of warm sepia, and grey. In this graceful and evocative sculpture individual sl...
Category
2010s Abstract Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Vessel in White and Gold - No 119, Contemporary Abstract Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Boston, MA
Vessel in White and Gold - No 119, Abstract Ceramic Sculpture, 2022
17" x 12" x 7" (HxWxD)
This ceramic vessel is formed in an organic shape, with its rounded shape almost resemblin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Porcelain, Stoneware
Francis Bacon
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The project "Eternal and Ingenious" is taken as a basis for portraits of all kinds of mitts in the world of Ukraine.
The concept of the creation is the image of the inner and outward...
Category
2010s Abstract Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
"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 Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
"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 Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium, Porcelain, Epoxy Resin
"Tousle", Contemporary, Gestural, Ceramic, Cream, Blue, Stoneware, Sculpture
Located in Franklin, MA
Sara Fine-Wilson's "Tousle" is a gestural 13 x 10 x 8.5 inch ceramic sculpture in white and cream with accents of grey and blue. It is constructed out of white stoneware with porcelain...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Glaze, 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 Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper
"Pitcher Form with Intestines", Porcelain Sculpture, Anatomical, Glass Accents
Located in St. Louis, MO
Bonnie Seeman grew up in Miami, Florida with a propensity towards anatomy illustration and the dazzling colors and rich foliage of the Miami landscape. Developing her technique with...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Glass
Katharine Morling, Porcelain Camera Sculpture w Double Lens, Black and White
Located in Dallas, TX
Honor your inner superstar with a unique porcelain ceramic artwork from Katharine Morling's newest series, "The Paparazzi Collection". This sculpture titled "Camera with Double Lens" is handcrafted and especially designed in the artist's signature monotone black & white style by award winning ceramicist Katharine Morling.
Morling's ceramic sculptures have been shown internationally at Bergdorf Goodman in New York, Liberty’s London, Miami, Italy, Kuwait, Algiers, Germany and France. She has also had solo exhibitions in Sweden, The Netherlands and throughout the UK.
In 2019, Katharine Morling’s work was selected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. It was the fifth time that Katharine Morling has exhibited in the Summer Exhibition and “Cut”, an over-sized chainsaw is the largest piece which Morling has shown to date.
After graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2009, she was awarded first prize at the 2010 World Crafts Council Triennial in Belgium. Morling also represented the UK at the 2010 European Ceramic Context in Denmark. For COLLECT 2011, she showed a new installation Out of the House in the Project Space of the Saatchi Gallery. Other projects include created a large wall mounted installation for the new children’s ward commissioned by the Royal London Hospital...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Porcelain, Slip, Ink
Lapis 152 - white blue 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 or...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Lapis 117 - white gold 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 or...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
"Crimp", Contemporary, Gestural, Ceramic, Cream, White, Stoneware, Sculpture
Located in Franklin, MA
Sara Fine-Wilson's "Crimp" is a gestural 16.5 x 14 x 8 inch ceramic sculpture in white and cream constructed in white stoneware with porcelain...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Slip, Glaze
"JAMÓN JAMÓN VI", pitfire ceramic sculpture, table, food, bait, identity, vessel
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"JAMÓN JAMÓN VI (Language of Flowers)", 2019, in slipcast glazed, pit smoke fired ceramic by artist Andrew Cornell Robinson, is one of a series...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Slip, Glaze
"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 Abstract Sculptures
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 Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain
"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 Abstract Sculptures
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 Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
Shifting Diamonds - Industrial Truck porcelain ceramic sculpture installation
Located in Dallas, TX
"Shifting Diamonds - Dump Truck”, by ceramic dynamo Katharine Morling is a whimsical porcelain installation of a truck loaded with gold and diam...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Porcelain, Slip, Ink
"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 Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
"MONUMENT", sculpture, clay, abstract, geometry, contemporary, ceramic, tribal
Located in Toronto, Ontario
MONUMENT, a ceramic sculpture of high-fired clay pigmented with oxides, is a recent work by artist Harold Wortsman. Note the volumetric geometry inhere...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
Infinity Diamond by K. Vollet - gold, blue circular sculpture on granite base
By Kuno Vollet
Located in DE
This beautiful, contemporary circular sculpture made from ceramics with crystal glaze and 24k gold leaf stands on an elegant white granite base.
It is a timeless piece full of detail...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
"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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
Abstract Organic Form, Glazed Ceramic Sculpture, Pink, Floral Shape, Japanese
By Aya Mori
Located in St. Louis, MO
Abstract Organic Form, Glazed Ceramic Sculpture, Pink, Floral Shape, Japanese
Aya Mori was born in Aichi Prefecture in Japan in 1989, and lives and work in Aichi. She studied at Aic...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Glaze, Pigment
"HER DREAM", sculpture, clay, abstract, organic, contemporary, ceramic, tribal
Located in Toronto, Ontario
HER DREAM, a ceramic sculpture of high-fired clay pigmented with oxides, is a work by artist Harold Wortsman. Note the blending of geometric and organic forms in this work – it is ch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
Amber Fox
By Rachel Denny
Located in Bozeman, MT
'We surround ourselves with elements from nature in the form of manicured lawns, sculpted trees, and our domesticated companions. We bend the natural world to our tastes and create a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Granit Grace, Clay-infused fabric sculpture, for wall installation
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Painter and sculpture Artist Natalie Krainin creates artworks using the innovative method of Fabric Texture Art. This technique, which resonates deeply with her professional roots, a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Fabric, Cotton, Paint, Glaze
Set of Roze Dream and Granit Grace, Clay-infused fabric sculpture
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Painter and sculpture Artist Natalie Krainin creates artworks using the innovative method of Fabric Texture Art. This technique, which resonates deeply with her professional roots, a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Fabric, Cotton, Paint, Glaze
Big Thaw
By Rachel Denny
Located in Bozeman, MT
'We surround ourselves with elements from nature in the form of manicured lawns, sculpted trees, and our domesticated companions. We bend the natural world to our tastes and create a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$18,400
Wood Fired Ceramic Painting: 'Fire Painting 10.11.18'
By Tony Moore
Located in New York, NY
My work is concerned with the relationship of humanity and nature. I conceive of an expanded concept of “Nature” as embodying all existence, both the seen and unseen, socio-politica...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Glaze
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By Carlomagno Pedro Martinez
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
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Made with Black Clay, hand-modeled technique, polish...
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2010s Folk Art Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Rose Dream, Clay-infused fabric sculpture, for wall installation
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Painter and sculpture Artist Natalie Krainin creates artworks using the innovative method of Fabric Texture Art. This technique, which resonates deeply with her professional roots, a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Fabric, Cotton, Paint, Glaze
Calibrate by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, painted clay, dynamic
Located in Paris, FR
Calibrate is a fired clay constructed, painted and mounted on MDF sculpture by Patricia Volk, dimensions are 50 × 31 × 15 cm (19.7 × 12.2 × 5.9 in).
It is a unique signed piece and ...
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2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Embrace by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, painted clay, pink & grey
Located in Paris, FR
Embrace is a unique fired clay constructed and painted sculpture by contemporary artist Patricia Volk, dimensions are 27 × 45 × 42 cm (10.6 × 17.7 × 16.5 in).
The sculpture is signe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Amedeo Modigliani
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The project "Eternal and Ingenious" is taken as a basis for portraits of all kinds of mitts in the world of Ukraine.
The concept of the creation is the image of the inner and outward...
Category
2010s Abstract Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Inquisition
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A series of works .. ANCIENT .. ..FOREST .. ..AQUA .. all these series have a magical connection with each other. They have the ancient spirit of past civilizations and sections of d...
Category
2010s Abstract Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Contemporary Design, Ceramic Jar, Wood Fire Porcelain, Iron Particles, Glaze
By Perry Haas
Located in St. Louis, MO
Contemporary Design, Ceramic Jar, Wood Fire Porcelain, Iron Particles, Glaze
Perry Haas is a ceramic artist making functional pottery and focusin...
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2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
$2,800 Sale Price
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Ebony Feather, Clay-infused fabric sculpture, for wall installation
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Painter and sculpture Artist Natalie Krainin creates artworks using the innovative method of Fabric Texture Art. This technique, which resonates deeply with her professional roots, a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Fabric, Cotton, Paint, Glaze
Roses and Thorns #17
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 19" x 9" round clay sculpture by Paul Medina represents a crown of thorns with multi-colored roses in orange, green and red. The clay crown is painted dark brown with protruding...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Mixed Media
$800 Sale Price
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Contemporary Design, Ceramic Sculpture, Porcelain, Iron Particles, Glaze, Clay
By Perry Haas
Located in St. Louis, MO
Contemporary Design, Ceramic Sculpture, Porcelain, Iron Particles, Glaze, Clay
Perry Haas is a ceramic artist making functional pottery and focusing on wood-firing techniques. Drawi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Clay Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
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