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Alex Anderson — Blood Vessel 3
Alex Anderson — Blood Vessel 3
Alex Anderson — Blood Vessel 3
Alex Anderson

Blood Vessel 3

2025

Blood Vessel 3 is a hand-built earthenware vessel completed in 2025, its rounded, organically swelling form evoking the pressurized interior logic of biological tissue as much as the ancient traditions of functional pottery. Anderson works the clay into surfaces that feel simultaneously primordial and precise, with glazing that pools and bleeds across the body of the piece in ways that reward close, unhurried looking. At 25.4 × 27.9 × 27.9 cm, the work occupies a compact but commanding presence, scaled to the intimacy of a domestic interior while carrying the visual weight of something far larger. Anderson is known for vessels that sit at the threshold between sculpture and ceramics, refusing easy categorization. Blood Vessel 3 continues this practice, with its title signaling the artist's sustained interest in the body as a structural and metaphorical framework. The language of anatomy infiltrates the formal decisions here, from the slightly tensed silhouette to the way the glaze surface mimics membranous depth. Signed by the artist and currently available through Superposition, the work represents a strong entry point into Anderson's 2025 output, a period of focused investigation into material vulnerability and organic form. Collectors drawn to contemporary ceramics that hold genuine conceptual intention alongside tactile beauty will find this piece particularly compelling.

Medium
Earthenware, Glaze
Overall
Signed
Yes
Location
Superposition, LOS ANGELES, CA

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Alex Anderson, Blood Vessel 3, 2025

Blood Vessel 3 is a hand-built earthenware vessel completed in 2025, its rounded, organically swelling form evoking the pressurized interior logic of biological tissue as much as the ancient traditions of functional pottery. Anderson works the clay into surfaces that feel simultaneously primordial and precise, with glazing that pools and bleeds across the body of the piece in ways that reward close, unhurried looking. At 25.4 × 27.9 × 27.9 cm, the work occupies a compact but commanding presence, scaled to the intimacy of a domestic interior while carrying the visual weight of something far larger. Anderson is known for vessels that sit at the threshold between sculpture and ceramics, refusing easy categorization. Blood Vessel 3 continues this practice, with its title signaling the artist's sustained interest in the body as a structural and metaphorical framework. The language of anatomy infiltrates the formal decisions here, from the slightly tensed silhouette to the way the glaze surface mimics membranous depth. Signed by the artist and currently available through Superposition, the work represents a strong entry point into Anderson's 2025 output, a period of focused investigation into material vulnerability and organic form. Collectors drawn to contemporary ceramics that hold genuine conceptual intention alongside tactile beauty will find this piece particularly compelling.

Medium
Earthenware, Glaze
Dimensions
overall: 25.4 x 27.9 x 27.9 cm
Year
2025
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Superposition, LOS ANGELES, CA

Related themes

American, Sculptural, LGBTQ+ Artist, Earthenware, Glazed Pottery, Ceramics, Contemporary, Organic Form, Biomorphic

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