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Deity: A Retrospective Exhibition by Hadrian Mendoza: Ceramic Sculptures

Ceramic Sculptures

 

Hadrian Mendoza's ceramic work also explores concepts of balance, unusual forms, and abstract shapes. Click the images below to view each piece in more detail.

display case holding ceramic sculptures
Display Case
Top Shelf (from left to right): "Bloom" and "Bulol IV" by Hadrian Mendoza
Bottom Shelf (from left to right): "Two is One" and "Virus" by Hadrian Mendoza
display case containing ceramics
Display Case
Top Shelf: "Princess" by Hadrian Mendoza
Bottom Shelf: "Bulol III" by Hadrian Mendoza
display case containing ceramics

Display Case
Top Shelf: "Narwhal" by Hadrian Mendoza
Bottom Shelf: "Balance" by Hadrian Mendoza

 

Balance

abstract ceramic sculpture
Balance I
Creator: Hadrian Mendoza
Date: 2023
Medium: Stoneware clay with nuka glaze, wood/salt/soda fired
Dimensions: 21” x 13””
abstract ceramic sculpture on display
Balance I on Display
abstract ceramic sculpture viewed from side angle
Balance I
Side view
abstract ceramic sculpture
Balance I
Side view
abstract ceramic sculpture from above
Balance I
Overhead view
Balance I (video)

Bloom

abstract ceramic sculpture
Bloom
Creator: Hadrian Mendoza
Date: 2017
Medium: porcelain and stoneware clay with ox blood red glaze, reduction fired
Dimensions: 10” x 7”
Bloom (video)

Kim

ceramic sculpture of female bust
Kim
Creator: Hadrian Mendoza
Date: 2009
Medium: unglazed stoneware clay, anagma fired
Dimensions: 11” x 10”
ceramic sculpture of female bust in glass display case
Kim
In display case
Kim (video)

Narwhal

ceramic bust of human-like figure with horn
Narwhal
Creator: Hadrian Mendoza
Date: 2019
Medium: unglazed stoneware clay with gold foil, wood/salt/soda fired
Dimensions: 16.5” x 12.5”
Narwhal (video)

Princess

ceramic sculpture of a human-like bust
Princess
Creator: Hadrian Mendoza
Date: 2021
Medium: stoneware with nuka glaze, wood fired
Dimensions: 20.5” x 13”
Princess (video)

Two is One

abstract ceramic sculpture
Two is One
Creator: Hadrian Mendoza
Date: 2023
Medium: unglazed clay with ash, oxidation fired
Dimensions: 22” x 5”
Two is One (video)

Virus

abstract ceramic sculpture
Virus
Creator: Hadrian Mendoza
Date: 2023
Medium: stoneware clay with VC green glaze, salt/wood/soda fired
Dimensions: 7.5” x 12”
abstract ceramic sculpture on stand
Virus
On display
Virus (video)