Earth Day is appropriate timing for a look at ceramic artist Kathy Ruttenberg’s edgy sculptures. Her solo exhibition, The Earth Exhales, is on at Stux Gallery in New York.
Ruttenberg’s tales in clay are enchanted, full of lush foliage, fantastical creatures and symbolic scenarios.
” My work is an expression of inner landscapes fueled by a need to understand, explore and excavate,” Ruttenberg says. “The subject matter is personal and universal as I strive to find the humanity in the absurd, and search to express the elements of profound emotional states that twist us inside and often put us in unpredictable situations. The tools for my work are fire, earth and emotions, this mix makes an interesting cocktail of allegory and symbolism with an odd twist of nature….”
Kathy Ruttenberg’s website, here.
Kathy Ruttenberg’s Facebook, here.
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The amazing level of detail! (and her website was worth every moment I spent not getting other things done)
Your blog is a treasure. I’m so glad I follow you.
I know exactly what you mean about moments spent . . . . And she is so imaginative. Thank you very much for the comments!
Spectacular inner landscapes.
Great comment. I still would love to know where the concept for projects like these originates.
These are really wonderful!
Yes, I agree, they’re stunning. She’s very talented. Thanks for visiting.
Those sculptures are just out of a l dream… Such a rich imagination….
I know, isn’t it just so creative?
A little creepy..but the first one is very inspirational! 🙂
I like the first one, too. Thanks for visiting.
Reminds me of a Scandinavian version of Pinocchio. A stop-frame animation/live-action hybrid film. Dark stuff with a barren wife who consequently anthropomorphizes a log, which then takes on life. At least I think it was Scandinavian, can’t remember the name.
What an interesting comment. Thank you for taking the time to leave it.