Rebecca Manson is is an exacting sculptor and earthenware alchemist who fixates on nature’s microcosms, magnifying delicate details into exquisite large-scale objects.
Manson has a BFA in Ceramics from the Rhode Island School of Design.
The New York-based artist is he is best known for her monumentally scaled moth and butterfly wings composed of thousands of individually shaped and glazed, pixel-like elements.
Utilizing thousands of individually crafted porcelain pieces, she creates dynamic forms, often depicting wings, leaves, and natural elements, exploring themes of impermanence, transformation, and the fragility of life.
These dichotomies emerge through dynamic sculptures of butterflies and moths that drape down walls and across floors in dramatic displays.
Layered into undulating compositions, these individual pieces mimic the lush texture of scales and the protective patterns of disguise some species use to hide from predators.
Her practice reimagines ceramics as visceral fantasies where sight is subverted by touch and form surpasses function.
More of Rebecca Manson’s beautifully detailed sculptures can be found at https://www.instagram.com/rmanson/?hl=en and https://joshlilleygallery.com/artists/rebecca-manson.
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