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Rebecca Warren — self-firing clay, with artist's plinth
Rebecca Warren

self-firing clay, with artist's plinth

A raw, roughly formed clay sculpture by Rebecca Warren sits atop a plinth designed by the artist herself, emphasizing her hands-on engagement with process and materiality. The work embraces the unpredictable nature of self-firing clay, allowing the material to assert its own agency during the firing process. Warren's characteristic fusion of the abject and the gestural is evident in the unrefined, expressive surfaces that resist idealized form.

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 10, 2016

Estimate: $40,000$60,000

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Rebecca Warren, self-firing clay, with artist's plinth

A raw, roughly formed clay sculpture by Rebecca Warren sits atop a plinth designed by the artist herself, emphasizing her hands-on engagement with process and materiality. The work embraces the unpredictable nature of self-firing clay, allowing the material to assert its own agency during the firing process. Warren's characteristic fusion of the abject and the gestural is evident in the unrefined, expressive surfaces that resist idealized form.

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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Figurative Sculpture, Expressive Form, Emerging Sculptor, Pedestal Presentation, Feminist Art, Provocative Mood, Sculpture, Raw Material Aesthetic, British Artist, Ceramic Art, Contemporary Artist, Earthy Tones, Raw Aesthetic, Figurative Art, Sculptural Installation, Raw Materiality, Abstract Figurative, Female Artist, Gallery Installation, Unfired Clay

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