Aberrant Ceramics is the artwork of Aaron Nosheny, potter and ceramic artist based in Tucson, Arizona. Self-taught and neurodivergent, he has worked in the medium of stoneware clay for 21 years, developing a practice rooted in literal construction and obsessive repetition. He makes non-traditional ceramics in a medium built on tradition, exploring the overlap between wonder and revulsion. Subject matter includes sympathetic monsters, insects, opossums, fast food mascots, and Halloween kitsch.
I am in love with my medium. I love the process of frantically birthing clay monstrosities, subjecting them to an epic trial by fire, and sending them out into the world.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Alien Mold Offering
This is a small clay object made using a mold of a plastic alien figure given to me by a student. Here it is seen floating in a cup of imaginary coffee in a public art installation along the Rillito Riverbed Trail in Tucson. The installation also includes two lounge chairs made of slabs of granite. Someone had scratched "Give Peace a Chance" and the name of John Lennon into one of them with a nail. The alien mold offering is at least an easily removable bit of public defacement. On the back of the object, the words "You are being watched RIGHT NOW" are written in black marker.
