clay Archives — Colossal

A ceramic sculpture by Male Hartmann Rasmussen of a "troll" face made of green leaves, shells, flowers, berries, and antlers

Uncanny Personalities Appear from Nature in Malene Hartmann Rasmussen’s Ceramics

January 14, 2026

Two ceramic vessels inspired by Wedgewood pottery and Greek amphorae, by Roberto Lugo, featuring black relief imagery of figures walking around, plus graffiti motifs on the bases

Historic Pottery Styles Meet Pop Culture and Contemporary Issues in Roberto Lugo’s Sculptures

December 16, 2025

An abstract ceramic sculpture by Syd Carpenter of a bulbous reddish form

In Clay, Syd Carpenter Explores Nature, African American History, and the Land

December 4, 2025

a clay sculpture by Léonore Chastagner of two hands folded over a smartphone

Léonore Chastagner Sculpts Tender Connections Between Figurative Gestures and Objects

November 29, 2025

a grid of 12 small, colorful porcelain vessels by Jeremy Brooks that have been made by crocheting long strands of clay

Meticulously Crocheted Tiny Vessels by Jeremy Brooks Test the Limits of Clay

November 19, 2025

a ceramic sculpture by Megan Bogonovich resembling an abstract, otherworldly plant or flower

In Surreal Ceramics, Megan Bogonovich Imagines a Fantastical Garden

November 6, 2025

a sculpture by Ninon Hivert made of clay and other materials that mimics two compressed stacks of cardboard boxes

Ninon Hivert Captures the Poetics of Discarded Items in Sculpture and Collage

November 5, 2025

a detail of a room-size art installation by Antony Gormley of blocky terracotta forms resembling human figures in various positions

Architecture Converges with the Human Form in Antony Gormley’s ‘Body Buildings’

August 21, 2025

a bright yellow, large-scale ceramic vessel with white rings creating an overall pattern

Xanthe Somers Weaves Themes of Labor and Visibility in Bold Ceramic Vessels

August 7, 2025

a series of five elaborate, multi-colored ceramic vases made with clay piped like frosting

Piped Like Cake Icing, Ebony Russell’s Luscious Vessels Evoke Emotional Celebrations

June 12, 2025

three abstract porcelain vessels loosely resembling intricately folded paper in pastel green, pink, and blue

Paper-Thin Porcelain Works by Mark Goudy Balance on Folds Inspired by Origami

June 10, 2025

two creature like sculptures facing each other with translucent bodies of dried herbs

Chinese Herbs Suspended in Resin Usher in Healing in Wen Liu’s Skeletal Sculptures

June 3, 2025

a sculpture of a woman's head and shoulders, surrounded by book or manuscript pages

Paola Grizi Adds New Meaning to ‘Literary Figures’ in Emotive Bronze Sculptures

May 14, 2025

light glimmers on a small stream of water in a forest

‘And Then There Was Everything’ Unearths the Allure of Natural Motifs at Joy Machine

April 9, 2025

a three-dimensional wall sculpture of a cartoonish scene in which a variety of rooms and platforms are framed by a stairway and numerous green steel beams

Rooms and Buildings Have a Life of Their Own in Eamon Monaghan’s Uncanny Dioramas

February 19, 2025

a large ceramic sculpture of a an abstract face in a green-to-pink gradient, installed on a pallet-inspired wood pedestal

Whimsical Ceramic Sculptures by En Iwamura Evoke Ancient Traditions and Childlike Curiosity

February 6, 2025