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Óscar Aldonza TorresMoss-Patina Testa Head – Stoneware Raku Ceramic Sculpture, Expressionist2019
2019
$1,366.49
£1,015.82
€1,150
CA$1,879.67
A$2,094.23
CHF 1,104.50
MX$25,389.18
NOK 14,050.89
SEK 13,089.30
DKK 8,761.23
About the Item
This moss-patina stoneware head showcases raw raku textures and unpredictable glaze effects in a striking ceramic sculpture. The stoneware head’s surface—marbled in muted grays, earthy greens, and soft taupe—reveals the beauty of chemical chance as the artist embraces imperfection. Stoneware head and ceramic sculpture unite here through Aldonza’s impulsive firing process, producing spontaneous crackle, pitting, and sculptural relief.
Handcrafted in 2019 by Óscar Aldonza, this “Testa” measures 41 × 22 × 25 cm and weighs 5 kg. Made from refractory stoneware, it is lightly treated with manganese patina and finished with a carborundum-infused high-temperature glaze. True to the Testas series, each head is modeled directly in clay—no molds—then fired to encourage organic surfaces and glaze “errors.” The deliberate roughness and moss-like tints evoke the passage of time, the fragility of identity, and the tension between individuality and collectivity.
Ideal as a standalone focal point or as part of the broader Testas ensemble—available separately or as a curated group—this piece invites contemplation of resilience, transience, and the poetic resonance of “mistakes” born in the kiln.
- Creator:Óscar Aldonza Torres (1976, Spanish)
- Creation Year:2019
- Dimensions:Height: 16.15 in (41 cm)Width: 8.67 in (22 cm)Depth: 9.85 in (25 cm)
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- Gallery Location:FISTERRA, ES
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2626216751712
Óscar Aldonza Torres (b. 1976, Santiago de Compostela) is a sculptor and Sculpture Professor at EASD Mestre Mateo. He holds a Diploma in Volume Techniques from EASD Mestre Mateo, a BA in Fine Arts from the University of Seville, and an MA in Art Heritage Management from the University of Santiago de Compostela. Winner of the 1st Prize at the XIV Open-Air Sculpture Symposium in O Grove and 1st Accésit of the Francisco Asorey International Sculpture Prize (Cambados), his work has been presented in venues such as the Salon d’Automne in Paris, O Rectángulo de Ouro in Portugal, “Respostas sen preguntas” at Galería Sabor a Menta (Santiago de Compostela), and “Animalium” at the MIHL Museum (Lugo), among others. In his sculptural practice, Óscar Aldonza Torres positions the human figure as an intimate mirror, reflecting universal fears and inner doubts. His creative process—both impulsive and experimental—is underpinned by rigorous material research, allowing forms to emerge organically as each work evolves. Predominantly working in series, Aldonza Torres embraces ambivalence and conceptual openness, crafting open-ended narratives that invite viewers to engage emotionally—ranging from identification to repulsion and intrigue—and to complete the dialogue with their own perceptions.
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