Tactile Geology
I’m trained as a geologist, but I’ve been working with ceramics full time for 35 years. As in geology, I … Read More
Ceramic Sculpture
Explore the virtually limitless world of ceramic sculpture. Meet the clay sculpture artists who bring clay to life in ways you may never have imagined. From the diminutive to the monumental, the figurative to the abstract, there are endless possibilities for expression in the form of ceramic sculpture.
Contemporary clay sculpture is perhaps the most diverse range of sculpture in existence, perhaps because clay has been used to make art objects longer than any other material. Browse through these archives to see images of the sometimes beautiful, sometimes unsettling works of talented contemporary ceramic sculptors and to find out more about their clay modeling techniques and their motivations. And don’t forget to download your free copy of Contemporary Clay Sculpture: A Collection of Four of Our Favorite Articles on Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture to see work by the latest and greatest new talents in the ceramic arts field.
Whether you are interested in finding out more about making ceramic wall art or you need to learn more about clay armature for figurative ceramic sculpture, you’ll find a wide variety of information on clay sculpture techniques in our vast archives.
You’ll find Jennifer McCurdy’s lighter-than-air, extremely carved work, which tests how thin high-fire porcelain can be and how much of it can be cut away before it collapses in the kiln. Gerit Grimm actually throws the components for her figurative sculpture on the potter’s wheel! Helen Gilmour knits ceramic teapots and then soaks them in paperclay slip and fires them. The result: ceramic sculptures that look delicate, but have the fired strength of porcelain. And Christie Brown sculpts styrofoam models and then press molds her figurative sculptures.
The sky’s the limit when it comes to ceramic sculpture techniques. From large-scale ceramic installation art to realistic animal figures, ceramic sculptors are always finding new and exciting ways to reach their goals.
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The Contemplative Curiosity of Gustavo Pérez
“How do you want to be remembered?” Without hesitation, Pérez quickly responded, “I want to be forgotten, only that my … Read More
A Mirage of Before: Bouke de Vries
When I saw them, the first four images of Bouke de Vries’ lecture (presented at 2016’s New York Ceramics and … Read More
Christopher Dufala: The Problem with Perception
Dufala makes works that combine his strong interest in drawing and ceramic assemblage—utilizing handbuilt and cast parts—with a complex, multi-step, … Read More
Michelle Erickson: Projecting A Hypothetical Future; Reflecting on a Problematic Past
Historical allusion in ceramic form—whether spawned by desire to garner the prestige of predecessors through association (as in Neoclassicism) or … Read More
Studio Visit: Claudia Tarantino and Bill Abright, San Anselmo, California
Our studio is built under our hillside home in San Anselmo, California. It runs east to west across the width … Read More
Reshaping Tradition
With its diverse array of objects and aesthetics, “Reshaping Tradition” (on view in 2016 at the USC Pacific Asia Museum … Read More
Marek Cecula: Global Clay Prophet
Marek Cecula, long a mainstay of the contemporary New York City ceramics scene when he was head of ceramics at … Read More
Paradox: Identity and Belonging
I was in the room when Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates delivered his keynote speech at the National Council on Education … Read More
Where Understanding Begins
I began the interview for this article with an apology to Nathan Murray, a man of mixed race, for any … Read More
