CERAMICS — MURA Atelier

SCULPTURE 01

CHILD

SIZE: 4.5” W x 5” L x 8” H

SCULPTURE 02

WHITE WHALE

SIZE: 4” W x 10” L x 14” H

White Whale is the second sculpture I ever made.

Having started sculpting through a self-taught process in the pandemic, I had zero experience regarding working with clay.

The photo features the third version of my White Whale since the first two became victims of my inexperience, teaching me some of ceramics' biggest lessons that I will cherish forever.

SCULPTURE 03

MADARBOZORG (Grandmother in Farsi)

7.5” W x 9” L x 16” H

Growing up in Iran, I was always confused and frustrated by the restrictive, inhumane laws against women and took shelter in/enjoyed the safe, creative company of my strong female role models, specifically my grandmother.

This piece celebrates the pseudo-referential curves of a female figure that is still to this day the subject of oppression by the Irani government.

SCULPTURE 05

SILVER LINING

SIZE: 5.5” W x 13” L x 12” H

SCULPTURE 06

5.5” W x 9.5” L x 16” H

Bloom is a piece I made specifically to challenge the viewer's sense of gravity and balance.

The piece is full of movement and yet very still and peaceful.

SCULPTURE 07

TRIUMPH

7.5” W x 9” L x 17” H

Triumph explores the tension between shape and volume. Conceived in profile, my works are then realized in a three dimensional medium, their silhouettes softened and changed as they are experienced in space and light. the carved ridges in this piece draw countervailing shapes that complicate the dichotomy of the soft, blobby, cloudy volumes and the hard line of negative space.

SCULPTURE 08

CHILDHOOD

SIZE: 4” W x 11.5” L x 11.5” H

SCULPTURE 09

LADY GODIVA

SIZE: 6” W x 10” L x 17.5” H

SCULPTURE 10

REFLECTION

7” W x 9” L x 20” H

SCULPTURE 11

SWAGGER

SIZE: 5.5” W x 11” L x 19” H

Swagger combines the ideas of balance and movement.

The piece is a one-man dance party. Like its name, its zig-zag form denotes a bold movement through space, veering ever farther off balance before confidently counterbalancing.

There is so much movement in the shape that it was not standing on its own until the top piece was added.

SCULPTURE 12

PET

SIZE: 5”W x 14.5” L x 25” H

Unlike the other sculptures whose curves transition to one another smoothly in a sophisticated manner, Pet defies the pattern and is comprised of unexpected curves residing next to one another, giving a funky yet familiar look to the piece.

SCULPTURE 16

THROWN

SIZE: 6”W x 10” L x 20.5” H

SCULPTURE 17

BILLOW

SIZE: 6.5” W x 6.5” L x 19” H

In most cases I follow an abstract sketch while building a sculpture.

Billow is a pure study of balance and improvisation.

The form started with no sketch but instead a repeated process of adding coils and balancing the piece, creating a spontaneously evolved sculpture.

SCULPTURE 14

BILLOW

7” W x 8” L x 16.5” H

In most cases I follow an abstract sketch while building a sculpture.

Billow is a pure study of balance and improvisation.

The form started with no sketch but instead a repeated process of adding coils and balancing the piece, creating a spontaneously evolved sculpture.

SCULPTURE 15

LILT

SIZE: 6” W x 9” L x 16.5” H

SCULPTURE 06

BLOOM

SIZE: 6” W x 10” L x 16” H

SURFACE 01

ELEGANCE IN PAIN

SIZE: 7” W x 9” L x 9” H

Having been in the architecture field for more than a decade, "Elegance in Pain" is a fitting description of the state of the industry.

Elegance in Pain is dedicated to all the workers in charge of creating beauty who have to endure pain for their passion on daily basis.