Ceramic Busts by Max Emadi

Max has been sculpting his ceramic busts, which he affectionately refers to as "Beautiful Monsters", since 2002.  So far, Emadi has give life to more than 50 of the creatures.  (Eat your heart out Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein!)  These ceramic busts are made from clay is the medium, which after a "high-fire" is at once permanent and strong but also fragile and vulnerable.  The ceramic statues are finally stained in bronze.

Each bust is crafted in a pseudo-abstract style, using a primitive and rapid technique.  Each of these ceramic statues is an original work which is signed by Emadi and given a common name to humanize him or her.