Some of the structures match what I saw in images and others are added just to make it look like there's a lot going on in there.
These are my source images:
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.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Rotifer Sculpture
Rotifers are tiny animal lifeforms which are distantly related to arthropods. They're transparent, cup-shaped creatures which can be viewed under a microscope. Most of the images I found showed and labeled the rotifer's internal structures and I attempted to recreate this in clay. Clay is not transparent of course, so it came out looking like the end results of a rotifer dissection.
Some of the structures match what I saw in images and others are added just to make it look like there's a lot going on in there.
These are my source images:
Some of the structures match what I saw in images and others are added just to make it look like there's a lot going on in there.
These are my source images:
