renzo brandsma
renzo brandsma

ceramics

cala, black porcelain relief of a figure with closed eyes, one hand resting on the chest, front view
cala, black porcelain relief of a figure with closed eyes, one hand on the chest, three-quarter view
cala, black porcelain relief, side view showing the face in profile

cala

black porcelain, bisque fired
25 × 22 × 8 cm, 2023, portugal
destroyed

quietus, black porcelain head of a man with a short beard, front view
quietus, black porcelain head of a man with a short beard, three-quarter view
quietus, black porcelain head in profile

quietus

black porcelain, bisque fired
12 × 7 × 7.5 cm, 2024, portugal

veritas, white porcelain bowl form built from torn, layered sheets of clay
veritas, the rounded outer surface of the white porcelain form, pressed with fabric texture
veritas, side view of the white porcelain bowl with a small figure lying in its hollow

veritas

porcelain, bisque fired
28 × 18 × 22 cm, 2023, portugal

entropis, white porcelain figure of a bearded man with his head tipped back and hands folded, among torn sheets of clay
entropis, the back of the white porcelain piece, rough and layered
entropis, white porcelain seen from above, clasped hands and a face set into the folds

entropis

porcelain, bisque fired
11 × 29 × 17 cm, 2023, portugal

kairos, white porcelain boat-like form holding three heads side by side, eyes closed
kairos, underside of the white porcelain form, built from strips of clay
kairos, the three heads lying in the hollow of the white porcelain form, seen from above

kairos

porcelain, bisque fired
7 × 24 × 14 cm, 2023, portugal

pudor, white porcelain fragment of a pelvis, cracked and built up in layers, front view
pudor, white porcelain pelvis fragment, side view
pudor, white porcelain pelvis fragment, three-quarter view

pudor

porcelain, bisque fired
20 × 12 × 5 cm, 2023, portugal

portrait study ii, smoke-fired terracotta face with closed eyes, darkened except for the nose and lips
portrait study ii, smoke-fired terracotta face turned further aside
portrait study ii, side view showing the thin shell of terracotta

portrait study ii

terracotta, smoke fired
15.5 × 14.5 × 6.5 cm, 2024, cyprus

portrait study iii, smoke-fired stoneware face of a bearded man with closed eyes, front view
portrait study iii, smoke-fired stoneware face of a bearded man, three-quarter view
portrait study iii, smoke-fired stoneware face in profile

portrait study iii

stoneware, smoke fired
20 × 14 × 7.5 cm, 2025, cyprus

amai, red stoneware vessel with a reclining female figure along its rim, side view
amai, the female figure lying inside the red stoneware vessel, seen from above
amai, red stoneware vessel and reclining figure from the other side
amai, low view of the red stoneware vessel, the figure's head and shoulders raised at one end

amai

etruscan red stoneware
30 × 19 × 23 cm, 2022, cyprus

arkard, red stoneware bowl with a reclining figure inside, seen from the end where the legs are missing
arkard, a bearded male figure lying in a red stoneware bowl, one arm raised
arkard, the reclining figure in its red stoneware bowl, seen from above

arkard

etruscan red stoneware
33 × 17 × 28 cm, 2022, cyprus

blith, terracotta vessel with a small figure lying low in its hollow, seen from above
blith, long terracotta vessel, side view
blith, terracotta vessel with a figure lying inside, three-quarter view

blith

terracotta
30 × 19 × 23 cm, 2022, cyprus