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Ceramic Wall Sculpture (ID: A87262)
Designed by Christopher Gryder
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This ceramic wall sculpture is a breathtaking composition of earthy colors and abstract patterns. Fourteen individually hung tiles are created using the earth-forming technique, a casting method developed by the artist. He first carves a dissolvable mold from silt and fills it with liquid clay. Over a period of weeks, the mold dries and dissolves, allowing the clay within to be excavated. Glazed and fired with colored terra sigillata. Tiles are ready to hang; a full-size paper pattern is included for easy and accurate installation. Suitable for indoor or outdoor display. Limited edition of 20.
  • Suitable for outdoor use
  • Outdoor temperature range: 0°-120° F
  • Matte finish
  • Ceramic: fired at cone 6, vitrified
  • Limited edition
  • Signed by the artist
  • Minor assembly required
  • Materials: Ceramic, Stoneware
This piece can be displayed outdoors year-round in all climates and temperatures. For permanent display, the artist recommends using construction adhesives rather than traditional grouting due to the varied relief surface of the piece.
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Christopher Gryder

Christopher Gryder

"A subtle architectonic logic pervades my artwork: a kind of "organic tectonic." I define this aesthetic as a construction involving a language of forms and patterns associated with the natural world."

Inspired by the life sciences, including the fossilized record and the amazing worlds opened up by electron microscopy, Christopher Gryder cultivates a vision where botanical and geological forms merge into an organic/geometric matrix. Ultimately, the work is his humble attempt to make manifest underlying structures of the physical universe.

"Earth forming," Gryder's own signature technique, involves carving intricate one-off molds out of an earthen mix of sand and clay. These fragile earthen "form works" last only long enough to cast his clay vessels and tiles. Over a period of a week, the sand mold dries and begins to dissolve, allowing the clay piece to be excavated and eventually fired. The technique is uniquely adapted to forming rich bas-relief surfaces, a sort of "dimensional drawing" technique that combines attributes of both image making and sculpture.

Gryder's path has consistently gravitated towards object making, whether in architecture school at Tulane University or in the sun-drenched playground for architects in the Arizona desert known as Arcosanti, a place where silt, clay, and concrete are the primary means of expression. Playing in the dirt, he seemed to find his medium of choice. He later found a nurturing environment while earning his MFA at Rhode Island School of Design, where he achieved breakthroughs working with clay and earthen mixtures that led to his current body of work.

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