Animal sculptures wrapped in five-needle lace, handmade cotton crochet webbing by Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos. The animals are reproductions of oversized ceramic pieces by the 19th century Portuguese artisan Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro (1846-1905).
The idea being to one-up the works with an overlay of feminine domesticity, radicalising preconceived notions of modernism, tradition and motherhood.
Where is your God now?
And we’re done here.
Artist Betty Ridsdel’s flayed and dissected ceramics – part of an ongoing project to show that ceramics can be a form of art as well as a craft.
QED.
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Remember how you always wished it was more, you know, spawn of Satan-y?
Painter and sculptor Erica Sanada has your new mantlepiece candy right here.
UK ceramic artist Jessica Harrison’s undead Victoriana. A nice gift for your least favourite granny next month.
Zombies. They’re not just for Halloween, you know.
Victorian Ladies and Their Brains (Nerdcore)
