Ceramics

Klara Kristalova’s Grotesquely-Beautiful Ceramic Busts

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Klara Kristalo­va is a sculp­tor who most­ly works ceram­ics that have cap­ti­vat­ed me with their beau­ti­ful grotesque­ness. She fash­ions a lot of busts that fea­ture some­thing odd about them, includ­ing moth and masks that are attached to their faces. The nar­ra­tive they con­vey is a dark one.

Kristalo­va’s fan­tas­ti­cal works are inspired by tra­di­tion­al myths, fairy tales, old DC comics, and the author Oscar Wilde. In addi­tion, she explores inno­cence and hor­ror that recall child­hood night­mares and fan­tasies. I can def­i­nite­ly see these ceram­ics as a series of stress dreams! What do you think?

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