Maria Manhattan Art

Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life. Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest. Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...

This figurative sculpture titled "Persian Spaniels" is an original artwork by Debra Broz made of secondhand ceramics and mixed media. The sculptures measure...

Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life. Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars...

This figurative sculpture titled "Siamese Horse Cat" is an original artwork by Debra Broz made of secondhand ceramics and mixed media. The sculpture measure...

This figurative sculpture titled "Flowering Ballerina" is an original artwork by Debra Broz made of secondhand ceramics and mixed media. The sculpture measu...

This figurative sculpture titled "Siamese Horse Cat with Foal Kitten" is an original artwork by Debra Broz made of secondhand ceramics and mixed media. The ...

This figurative sculpture titled "Mystery Friends" is an original artwork by Debra Broz made of secondhand ceramics and mixed media. The individual sculptures measure 3.5"h x 2.5"w x...

Artist: Jeff Koons Title: Balloon Monkey (Orange) Year: 2017 Medium: Porcelain with orange chromatic coating Dimensions: 9 7/8 × 15 7/8 × 8 1/4 inches (24.9 × 39.2 × 21 cm) Edition: ...

Artist: Jeff Koons Title: Balloon Monkey (Blue) Year: 2017 Medium: Porcelain with blue chromatic coating Dimensions: 9 7/8 × 15 7/8 × 8 1/4 inches (24.9 × 39.2 × 21 cm) Edition: 999;...

This piece titled "Just My Luck" is an original artwork made from fired clay, acrylic, darts by Darla Jackson. This piece measures 16"h x 16"w x 4"d. This piece, featuring a kitten ...

Botanical brambles emerge in ascension from a rectangular vessel and its atmospheric purple light. “Looking Between" (Blue) (2022) by Colleen Toledano. Porcelain, flocking, light, re...

Artist: Jeff Koons Title: Balloon Rabbit (Violet) Year: 2019 Medium: Porcelain with violet chromatic coating Dimensions: 11 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 8 1/4 in (29.2 × 14 × 21 cm) Edition: 999; I...

Aparici's work is characterised by simplicity, since most of his pieces bring together few elements, resulting in very elegant compositions with simple lines, which together with his...

Aparici's work is characterised by simplicity, since most of his pieces bring together few elements, resulting in very elegant compositions with simple lines, which together with his...

Three vessels exist in conversation with one another, and in conversation with the art historical, conflating the contained, the uncontainable, and the container. Breaking Tradition ...