Ceramic Abstract Sculptures

A reclaimed model sculpture of a bird of prey perched on a hand. At twice life size scale, this mid 20th century sculpture is an impressive decorati...

"Composizione 40100 #03" (Tarantella), 2019, glazed earthenware, H 43 x 34 x 34cm Andrea Salvatori (Italy, 1975) is an internationally renowned visual artist working with the cera...

Spectacular Italian "ceramic Raku" dish, for wall or table, unique piece, from a private collection The Raku is a long interesting procedure in very high temperatures and it's very ...

“Le Phénicien” Sculpture by Agnès Debizet, 2015 Urn sculpture made of stoneware and porcelain slip, hand-built and carved. Unique signed piece. Di...

A large, biomorphic plaster sculpture with a burnished finish that sits as a solid piece with a dynamic slanted axis. It was previously owned by Sir Terence Conran (1931 – 2020). Con...

"Michelangelo prèt-a-porter " - Unique piece, 2017 glazed earthenware A RING THING collection A small chair, a miniature moon, a Philipp Stark's squeezer or the anatomical detail...

A superb handcrafted naturalistic grouping of fruits and vegetables in painted ceramic, glass and rattan-wrapped metal. Created by Marianna von Allesch, ci...

Morten Løbner Espenser Ceramic vase Manufactured by Morten Løbner Espenser Copenhagen, 2016 Stoneware and glaze Measurements 25 ø cm x 35 H cm....

Ceramic textured vessel with yellow glaze. The center of the vessel has an opening with hints of red navy and brown. It can be used for holding florals or a finishing piece for displ...

"Composizione 40100 #08" (Sarabanda), 2019, glazed earthenware, measures: H 38 x 40 x 40cm Andrea Salvatori (Italy, 1975) is an internationally renowned visual artist working with the ceramic medium to realize often ironic and witty sculptures, sometimes involving a diverse selection of found objects, such as Murano glass vases, Meissen Porcelain miniatures or Ginori period ceramics sourced in flea markets around Europe. Salvatori’s works often begin with these items and proceed by the addition of elements masterfully created by the artist, generating an unexpected semantic shift. The result is unique, encompassing pop culture and kitsch aesthetics: a witty and effective way to turn reality upside-down and at the same time a powerful combination of exquisite craftsmanship and genuine irony. Andrea Salvatori was born on 3 of March 1975 in Faenza (Ra), Italy; he has graduated at the Istituto d’arte for Ceramic in Faenza in 1995, and he then graduated with a Degree in Sculpture at the Accademia di Belle Arti of Bologna in 2000. During his studies, Andrea learned the secrets of ceramics from the creative duo Bertozzi & Casoni having worked as an apprentice in their studio for many years at the same way as during Renaissance artists learned their practice with their Masters. Since 1997 he had several individual and collective exhibitions. In 2009 he won the first prize at the 56th edition of the prestigious Premio Faenza, the International Contest of Contemporary Art Ceramics, for which he classified second in the prior edition. In 2011 he classified second at the Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic...

Stoneware, Porcelain, Transparent glaze H52 x D20 cm

Porcelain H33 x D17 cm

2020 Glazed stoneware H9 x D13 cm

Cut lines on stoneware H21 x W27 cm

2019 Black clay with white glaze on resin base H37 x W24 x D11 cm

Porcelain H30 x W17 x D7 cm

2020 Glazed stoneware H27 x D8 cm

A wonderful mixed-media sculpture by the noted Israeli Artist Dror Karta. This sculpture was in a traveling exhibition and is pictured in the book. The exhibition was about Palestinian and Israeli artists, who were given the same bowl to start. This is the actual piece. It is signed as well. It is a ceramic bowl, four glass leaves and lots of little bottles inside loose. The glass leaves are molded into the ceramic base by some kind of white epoxy. The leaves have been repaired at the base with the epoxy and quite a few of the little bottles have damage. There is a small chip on the underside. A brief Bio of the artist follows from the artist's website follows; Biography 1965 Born in Natanya, Israel 1985 Wounded during military service 1988-1992 Study graphic design in "Hadasa-vizo Canada college of design" Haifa, Israel 1994 Opens studio for painting, sculpturing and designing 1998 Moves to Ein-Hod Artist Village, Israel 2001-2003 Lives and works in Amsterdam, NL Group exhibitions 1998 "Shesh-Besh", Pyramid contemporary art gallery, Haifa, Israel 1998 "60 Horse Power", holiday of holidays art...

Geometric Lines I, 2023, (Ceramic, C. 4.3 in. h x 7.5 in. dia., Object No.: 4166) Lone Skov Madsen was born in 1964, and lives and works in Frederiksberg, Denmark. She received degr...

"Composizione 40100 #06" (Dorico), 2019, glazed earthenware, H 60 x 25 x 25cm Andrea Salvatori (Italy, 1975) is an internationally renowned visual artist working with the ceramic medium to realise often ironic and witty sculptures, sometimes involving a diverse selection of found objects, such as Murano glass vases, Meissen Porcelain miniatures or Ginori period ceramics sourced in flea markets around Europe. Salvatori’s works often begin with these items and proceed by the addition of elements masterfully created by the artist, generating an unexpected semantic shift. The result is unique, encompassing pop culture and kitsch aesthetics: a witty and effective way to turn reality upside-down and at the same time a powerful combination of exquisite craftsmanship and genuine irony. Andrea Salvatori was born on 3 of March 1975 in Faenza (Ra) - Italy; he has graduated at the Istituto d’arte for Ceramic in Faenza in 1995, and he then graduated with a Degree in Sculpture at the Accademia di Belle Arti of Bologna in 2000. During his studies, Andrea learned the secrets of ceramics from the creative duo Bertozzi & Casoni having worked as an apprentice in their studio for many years at the same way as during Renaissance artists learned their practice with their Masters. Since 1997 he had several individual and collective exhibitions. In 2009 he won the first prize at the 56th edition of the prestigious Premio Faenza, the International Contest Of Contemporary Art Ceramics, for which he classified second in the prior edition. In 2011 he classified second at the Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic...

Doppio Fondo Sculpture by Tellurico Unique Piece. Signed And Numbered. Dimensions: D 25 x W 36 x H 30 cm. Materials: Stoneware. After graduating with a Master of Contextual Design a...

Ceramic TOTEM designed by Alessandro Mendini, Italy. Alessandro Mendini (born August 16, 1931, Milan-died February 18, 2019, Milan) was an Italian designer, critic, painter and arch...

Unique piece. Jaime Rodriguez Crespo, of Puerto Rico, converts natural elements, like those of coral found on the seabed floor, into evocative artwork sculptures...

‘Echochamber’ by Carlo Lorenzetti, 2019 Turquoise and white milky glazed stoneware A vessel that you sit against and talk into, either by yourself or with another person. The te...

Organic sculpture by Dominique Legros Material: hand polish stoneware Dimensions: H 15 x 29 x 29 cm Year: 2021 Dominique Legros has developed a ...

Morten Løbner Espersen Ceramic vase model “#1718” Manufactured by Morten Løbner Espersen Copenhagen, 2016 Stoneware and glaze Colourful Ceramic...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Crucible Sculpture Group #3 was assembled in 2016. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, wood and soda fired with Baskin crusty...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Mortar and Glass Pestle Sculpture #5 was assembled in 2020. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, gold enamel paint, black and ...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Mortar and Glass Pestle Sculpture #2 was assembled in 2020. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, gold enamel paint, black and ...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Scholar Rock Cup Sculpture was assembled in 2018. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay with red and black glaze, raku rust patinas and polychrome enamel paint. Hirsch creates ceramic sculptures that explore the spirituality and ritual embedded in familiar vessel forms. He imbues his work with the look of age and antiquity by applying certain ceramic surfaces and incorporating other materials such as iron, glass, bronze, and wood. As Hirsch states in his artist statement, "Ultimately, this work is an attempt to metamorphosize the seemingly mundane vessel-object into a sacred entity." This three piece sculpture...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Altar Bowl with Weapon Sculpture was assembled in 2000. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay with blue and green glazes, red te...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #17 was made in 2011. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, wood fire...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Scholar rock cup sculpture #46 was assembled in 2018. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, woodfired black slip, low-fired bla...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Altar bowl with blown glass ladle #5 was assembled in 2007. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay with low fire slips and glazes, black glaze, enamel polychrome paint, raku green patina and hot blown glass. In the book "With Fire: Richard Hirsch, A Life Between Chance and Design" Scott Meyer said; "As Hirsch's work progressed over the years, it would be a mistake to portray these advances as chronological. In fact, items found provocative would be added to the roster of possibility. The vessel might change in character with the deep interior space of a mortar becoming the shallow concavity of a Japanese, stone Tsubi basin or natural geode form. The corresponding implement might change from bulbous pestle to delicate ladle, alluding to the ceremonial cleansing for participants in the Tea Ceremony. In this sense, the proximity of these objects to their implied ceremonial use was similar to that which traditional Raku bowls...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Scholar Rock Cup Sculpture #20 was assembled in 2014. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, low fire slips and shino glaze, rak...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch ceramic crucible sculpture #32 was assembled in 2016. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, anagama wood fired with raku rust pat...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #25 was made in 2011. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, soda fire...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Altar bowl with Ladle #3 was made in 2007. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay with low fire white glaze and raku patinas. In the book "With Fire: Richard Hirsch, A Life Between Chance and Design" Scott Meyer said; "As Hirsch's work progressed over the years, it would be a mistake to portray these advances as chronological. In fact, items found provocative would be added to the roster of possibility. The vessel might change in character with the deep interior space of a mortar becoming the shallow concavity of a Japanese, stone Tsubi basin or natural geode form. The corresponding implement might change from bulbous pestle to delicate ladle, alluding to the ceremonial cleansing for participants in the Tea Ceremony. In this sense, the proximity of these objects to their implied ceremonial use was similar to that which traditional Raku bowls...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #24 was made in 2011. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, soda fired with bronze glaze, raku rust an...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #50 was made in 2018. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay with bronz...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #51 was made in 2018. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay with bronze glaze, red glaze, enamel paint,...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Black Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #7 was created in 2009. It's wheel thrown, hand built with black glaze and raku patinas. In the b...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #12 was made in 2010. It's wheel thrown and hand built, wood fired with raku patinas and black glaze an...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #4 was created in 2009. It's wheel thrown, hand built with black glaze and raku patinas. In the book "W...

Contemporary American ceramic artists Richard Hirsch and Ken Baskin Ladle Presentation Sculpture was created in 2011. This piece is made of soda fired stoneware, saggar fired brick and steel. In the book "With Fire: Richard Hirsch, A Life Between Chance and Design" written by Scott Meyer, Ken Baskin said; "Working collaboratively is based upon a spirit of dedication and generosity, excellent communication, similar levels of ability and an alignment of passion and vision. Most importantly, the group must have mutual trust and respect. Without question, we all hold each other in the highest esteem. I have the utmost respect for everyone involved in The Crucible Project." This sculpture is signed by both artists and ships directly from the Crucible Show inventory located in Montevello, Al. (Literature: "With Fire: Richard Hirsch, A Life Between Chance and Design", Scott Meyer (Author), RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press 2012 - "Outside In, Collaboration" pgs. 106 - 121 / "Ladle Presentation" pictured on pg. 119) Richard Hirsch Brief Bio: In the field of contemporary ceramic, Rick Hirsch has earned an international reputation. He has achieved this recognition by engaging in numerous diversified professional activities. Through efforts in university teaching, exhibits, writing, lecturing and researching he has risen to worldwide prominence. In 1975, Hirsch co-authored a book entitled Raku, published by Watson-Guptill. This was the first comprehensive text to address the new innovations developing in the west that were transforming traditional Japanese Raku. Also, in the same year, Hirsch became a founding faculty member of The Program in Artistry at Boston University. Currently, Hirsch is a Professor Emeritus at The School for American Crafts which is a part of Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. His university teaching career now spans well over four decades. Repeatedly, Hirsch has participated in several milestone exhibitions and publications. Significant shows include; The Evolution of American Art in Craft Media Since 1945; Echoes: Historical References in Contemporary Ceramics; American Ceramics Now; Raku: Origins, Impact and Contemporary Expression; and Convergences: The Presence of the Past in Contemporary American Ceramics. Frequently his work appears in book and magazine publications, such as; Overseas Contemporary Ceramic Art Classics by Baiming, China; Raku Investigations into Fire by David Jones, England; The History of American Ceramics from 1607 to the Present by Elaine Levin, New York; World Contemporary Ceramics by Baiming, China; and Firing, Philosophies within Contemporary Ceramic Practice by David Jones, England. Several museums have included his work for their permanent collections. These include; The Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; The Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC; The High Museum of Art, Atlanta; The Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse; The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri; The Taipei County Yinko Ceramics Museum, Taipei, Taiwan; and the George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, Canada. In 1984, Hirsch was elected as a permanent member of The International Ceramics Academy, a worldwide organization headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. A recipient of a William J. Fulbright Research Scholar Award in 2002, Hirsch has also received several Individual Artists Grants. Most recently he was honored by The Rochester Institute of Technology, with the Board of Trustees' Outstanding Scholarship Award. Recently Hirsch collaborated with Dr. Scott Meyer on his biography, the book is entitled With Fire: Richard Hirsch and is published by The Cary Graphic Arts Press at RIT, ISBN-13: 978-1-933360-97-3. Amid the ever-shifting sands of change and new trends that is prevalent in contemporary ceramics, Richard Hirsch has maintained his steadfast personal aesthetic and continues to make a significant contribution to his field. Ken Baskin Brief Bio: Kenneth Baskin received his BFA from College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan and earned his MFA from University of South Carolina. Presently he holds the position of Associate Professor of Art/Ceramics at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana. In 2007 Baskin was honored as one of the recipients of one of the National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Emerging Artist Awards. Recently he was honored by being selected for a solo exhibition of his ceramic sculptures at the Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taipei, Taiwan; in conjunction with this exhibition he was also invited as a visiting artist, workshop instructor and lecturer at: Tainan National University of the Arts in Tainan, Taiwan and National Taiwan University of the Arts in Taipei. Baskin’s work has also been included in numerous group and solo exhibitions both nationally and internationally. Baskin’s creative research was the topic for an essay titled “20th Century...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Joanna Poag's Binding Time (Small Grid with Leaves) tabletop sculpture is part of a series. Its hand built clay, high fired to cone 6 and surface...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Joanna Poag's Binding Time (Black Grid with Spheres) tabletop sculpture is part of a series. It's hand built clay, glaze fired to cone 6 with cob...

Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's creamy white "Primal Cups with Stands" are raku-fired, hand built and hand sculptured. Hirsch creates ceramic sculptures that ex...

Les Provençaux by Oikos Estudio Handmade Dimensions: D 15 x W 8 x H 50 cm (Dimensions may vary). Materials: High-fired stoneware, rope. Each piece is unique and might show slight va...

Unique Sculpture, made by Toini Muona, Finland. 1960s/Early 1970s Stoneware with a metallic glaze. Support of limestone and porcelain. Measurements: H: 21 cm/ 8 1/4" D: 12 cm/ 4 3/4"

Ethno Futurism, Disorted Flames by Studio Cúze Dimensions: D 24 x W 45 x H 36 cm, D 39 x W 41 x H 31 cm. Materials: Clay, copper glaze. Each piece is unique. Size, color, and shape ...

Ethno Futurism 001 by Studio Cúze Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 36 cm Materials: Clay, copper glaze. Each piece is unique. Size, color, and shape may vary. Studio Cúze I am a Berlin ...

Geometric Lines II, 2023, (Ceramic, C. 5.3 in. h x 9.8 in. dia., Object No.: 4167) There is a clear connection between the consistency that Skov Madsen establishes in her research o...

Tertium quid usually describe an unidentified new element that created by combining with two existing ones. In this series, memeology studio explores the process of traditional ceramic making. Using...

Mid-Century Modern ceramic sculpture by Canadian potter Gail Reed. The organic punched design shows a green and yellow finish. Signed on the bottom. Gail ...

Wall-hung ceramic. Signed by the artist. Measures: H: 31 cm/ 12" W: 31 cm/ 12" D: 29 cm/ 11 1/2".

CLAUDI CASANOVAS Ceramic Manufactured by Claudi Casanovas Olot, 2017 Stoneware and glaze Details Unique piece About Claudi Casanovas (b.1956) is one of the most original and relev...

Andrea Salvatori, "Maria Teresa", 2021, glazed earthenware, measures: H 57 x 35 x 31 cm Andrea Salvatori (Italy, 1975) is an internationally renown...

Glazed ceramic sculpture on metal pedestal by the Danish artist Pernille Pontoppidan Pedersen. Titled "Weaving in Times" this piece was a part of ther NYC exhibition Tentacular Thin...

"Ring Grace", unique piece, 2017 glazed earthenware A Ring Thing collection A small chair, a miniature moon, a Philipp Stark's squeezer or the anatomical details of Michelangelo’...