Arthur Gonzalez

A ceramic sculptor, who works like a painter? That's the unique twist that Gonzalez puts into his work. He chooses to "break the rules" of traditional sculpture and ceramics methods, by adding materials and textures to his constructions. The resulting pieces often include a figure as a way for the audience to "connect" to the messages in the piece.

"But if one looks at the pieces that I make, you will often see the figure in pre-occupation. The figure just isn’t posing, just being beautiful or ugly. It is involved in a certain task, or it may be holding something important in a way that reminds us of other things held in that manor.  The expression on the face is paramount to the point being made. Without these aspects to the figure, the sculpture will very seldom leave my studio."- from Ceramics Monthly interview

See more of the interview with the artist here @ http://www.ceramicsnow.org/tagged/Artist_of_the_month

and more images here @http://www.ceramicsnow.org/tagged/Arthur_Gonzalez_Ceramics