PoMo<\/a> is fashioned out of smoothly undulating wrinkles and bumps. With its speckled finish, which appears peachy pink at a distance, it comes together to resemble a certain fleshiness. It recalls something alien-like, with cavities that look like a navel or the swirling entrance to an uncanny ear. Storytelling feels like a natural next step from this work, as it sits on the boundary of what is real, begging the question: where did this come from?<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The lumps and layers in ceramic<\/p>\n
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It feels as though his pieces could have emerged from another planet. In Crookton (2006), thick silvery puddles stack on top of each other, recalling rolls of fat on a chubby creature or some foreign goop collecting like a stalagmite in an alien cave. Walking around the piece, new gyri and sulci emerge, giving an insight into the mind of the artist. By leveraging the flexibility of ceramic and subverting expectations of the form, Price fashions objects that challenge the notion of what the medium could be.<\/p>\n
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Creating the speckled finish<\/p>\n
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The piece Chicton (2009) is one of the clearest displays of Price\u2019s technique. Looking at its smooth finish, ringed dots of color repeat themselves in different sizes across the surface of the sculpture. To achieve this, the artist laid layers of different paints before sanding them down to reveal the strata underneath, creating a dynamic rhythm of spots that gives a life-like texture to his works.<\/p>\n
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