This captivating designer ceramic sculpture serves as an intense exploration of tactile landscapes, where pristine geometric geometry coexists with the beautiful chaos of untamed natural textures. The composition emerges from a solid, cylindrical pedestal body that carries a striking openwork crown of concentric sweeping rings and symmetrical supporting arches, calling to mind an ancient ritualistic laberinto or a protective totem. Heras’s genius shines through the treatment of the clay's surface, using a reactive glaze to develop a heavily bubbled, cratered, and volcanically rough skin in mineral gray, soft blue, and earthy sand tones. By blending architectural symmetry with organic decay, this fine artwork becomes a powerful sensory encounter tailored for premium contemporary art collections.
This earthy series explores the intimate dialogue between body and surface. Handmade sculptures combine geometric or human forms with organic textures inspired by the natural world. Each one of a kind piece plays with contrast: smooth meets rough, structure meets chaos. The artist blurs the line between shape and skin, inviting the viewer to see sculpture as both a form and a felt experience.
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Designer Ceramic Sculpture - CCC, 2025. From Sculpted Skin. By Aniana Heras
CCC, 2025
From Sculpted Skin Series
Glazed white stoneware
Dimensions: 10.6 H x 7 W x 3.9 D in.
Weigh: 0,9 kg
Aniana Heras is a Spanish ceramic sculptor based in Berlin. Born in the countryside of Sigüenza (Guadalajara, Spain) and trained in arts and design in Madrid and Barcelona, she spent over 15 years working as a digital designer before turning to clay in 2022. What began as an experiment quickly became a vital, physical and meditative practice—an anchor to presence and a way to reconnect with the material world.
Largely self-taught, Heras has developed a body of work that is both earthy and conceptually rich. Her handmade, one of a kind sculptures often arise from improvisation, guided by the act of making itself. Through her practice, she explores ideas of timelessness, balance, and contrast—tradition versus innovation, function versus form. Her pieces challenge both material and meaning, drawing inspiration from traditional Spanish pottery, contemporary sculpture, architecture, and design.
