From our vantage point, the moon appears serene and hauntingly beautiful, bathed in soft, reflected light. Yet, up close, its surface tells a different story—cold, desolate, and scarred by impact craters and dormant volcanoes. This heavily textured sculpture captures that duality, exploring how beauty shifts with perspective. The swirling, weathered forms echo the moon’s rugged terrain while also evoking the movement of wind and water, blurring the line between the celestial and the terrestrial. The contrast between its dark, fractured edges and the luminous inner curves invites contemplation, much like the moon itself—a distant presence that feels both tranquil and turbulent.

I've always envisioned Moon displayed within a Japanese-inspired garden, where it would create a powerful dialogue with its surroundings. The rough, elemental texture would stand in striking contrast to the controlled elegance of raked gravel, moss-covered stones, and carefully placed flora, reinforcing the sculpture’s themes of duality—chaos and stillness, vastness and intimacy, the seen and the unseen.

H 21.5 x W 29 x D 7 in
H 54.6 x W 73.7 x D 17.8 cm

Details: Stoneware; Cone 6; Oxidation; Slips and Oxides

$18500