Sculpture

Kathy Ruttenberg: Tales of the Earth


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 through May 5.


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.

Stux Gallery, here.

Kathy Ruttenberg’s Facebook, here.

Click on the images in this post for more information about each sculpture

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