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.
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Phallic Monster #6
This is a primitive sculpture of a creature with a penis for its head and tail. The Etruscan bronze sculpture it's modeled after also has an erection where you would expect to find one, but this one is in a crouching position and I couldn't fit it in. The top comes off to reveal a secret compartment.
