The Red Chef and his doppleganger:
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.
Sunday, June 2, 2013
The Red Chef
This sculpture is an interpretation of a chef figurine bought at a dollar store. I used the face as a mold in these Chef Objects. The source object was a grotesque figure to begin with and I'm mostly happy with the interpretation, but the hands look wrong. It's hard to tell if he's supposed to be warming his hands over a fire in a garbage can or summoning up something unspeakable from his cauldron. I like the crudeness of the face and the small details like the bow tie and the bow securing his apron on the back. I don't have access to a primary red glaze, so I used the plum glaze instead. His name is to differentiate him from The White Chef, the other chef figurine I bought at the same time.
The Red Chef and his doppleganger:
The Red Chef and his doppleganger:
