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Óscar Aldonza TorresReclining Head – White Raku Ceramic Sculpture, Organic Earthen Crackle Texture2025
2025
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White Raku ceramic head sculpture features organic earthen crackle textures and meditative form, bridging earth, ritual, and introspection. Reclining Head (28 × 47 × 62 cm) by Aldonza is crafted in white refractory clay using the Nacked Raku technique, resulting in a unique spiderweb-like network of black and grey fissures that accentuate the serene, horizontal visage. The luminous white ground contrasts the dark crackle, evoking natural phenomena such as dried riverbeds or weathered stone surfaces.
The relaxed facial features—closed eyes, slightly parted lips, and subtly rendered ears—convey deep introspection, reflecting Aldonza’s exploration of the human head as an intimate mirror of universal doubts and emotions. Each firing produces distinct crackle patterns, ensuring that no two surfaces are alike and emphasizing the work’s organic, earthen character. Ideal for contemporary interiors or gallery installations, this sculpture rests directly on a stable tabletop or low plinth, inviting viewers to engage at eye level with its tranquil presence.
Reclining Head embodies Aldonza’s ongoing thematic concerns: identity, transformation, and the tension between material solidity and ephemeral beauty. Its expansive horizontal composition and unexpected black fissures offer a visual metaphor for life’s fragility and renewal. Presented in museum-quality condition, this Raku-fired ceramic piece is a distinctive focal point for 1stdibs campaigns highlighting organic materials, textural depth, and earth-inspired design.
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- Creator:Óscar Aldonza Torres (1976, Spanish)
- Creation Year:2025
- Dimensions:Height: 11.03 in (28 cm)Width: 24.41 in (62 cm)Depth: 18.51 in (47 cm)
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- Gallery Location:FISTERRA, ES
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2626216439782
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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