a tall curved blue and orange amphora sculpture with two rounded handles

Maxwell Mustardo

Blue & Orange Amphora

€3,000

One of a kind28.2 (H) × 13.7 (W) × 10.6 (D) cmShipping est. 2 weeks

Texture, colour, form and function coalesce in a series of unique ceramics by Maxwell Mustardo.

Pottery is a collection of original sculptures with bulbous shapes, glazed in a variety of lurid hues. Mustardo moulds everyday ceramic vessels – mugs, amphora, teapots – into voluptuous forms that look ready to come to life. Having been coated with glaze and fired in the kiln, each sculpture is surfaced with dozens of layers of PVC rubber, which slowly builds up to create a fuzzy surface. The result is a finish so matte that the sculptures could be mistaken for digitally-rendered objects.

In a constant cycle of experimentation and repetition, Mustardo reinvents sculptural archetypes while simultaneously continuing ceramic traditions.

Read our interview with Maxwell Mustardo to find out more about his intriguing forms and the inspirations behind them.

Medium

Stoneware, glaze and PVC rubber

Release date

June 01, 2023

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A close-up portrait of Maxwell Mustardo in his studio with hanging mugs on the wall behind him

Maxwell Mustardo1 collaborationMaxwell Mustardo’s ceramics highlight the sensuality of clay. His practice begins with everyday ceramic objects like mugs, cups, pitchers, and vases that we usually take for granted. Mustardo defamiliarises them by exaggerating their forms or coating them in bright textured plastic. His series Anthropophorae gives new life to classical amphorae (Roman and Greek pots). The bulbous shapes of the clay resemble something organic, fleshy, even human. It is important to Mustardo that his objects are recognisable – “I try to make things accessible to everybody as much as possible.”

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