Eduardo Sarabia Ceramics

From joségarcía mx eduardo sarabia untitled ajedrez 2019 hand painted ceramic vase and wooden box 245 197 60 cm.

Eduardo sarabia ceramics. 1976 is a mexican american artist who grew up in los angeles and presently lives and works in guadalajara mexico. Born in los angeles to mexican immigrants he has been based in guadalajara since 2003. To mexican immigrants he relocated to his parents native country and has been based in guadalajara since. Eduardo sarabia is of latino heritage but was born and raised in los angeles.

I personally met him through his work with the mistake room in los angeles. Eduardo sarabia s work has been inspired by the independent economies and folk history of northern mexico. He now lives between guadalajara and berlin. However he is most well known for his ceramics.

Available for sale from mad ball. He is best known for his series of hand painted ceramic vessels that at first glance are indistinguishable from the blue and white talavera vases that tourists buy as souvenirs. Benefit auction 2020 eduardo sarabia pair of history of the world ceramic plates history of the world and history of t. In work that blurs fact and fiction eduardo sarabia explores the fraught u s mexican border zone mexican cultural stereotypes and his own identity as a mexican american.

Contemporary mexican ceramics norther clay center minneapolis minnesota campeonato en guadalajara 2015 travesía cuatro guadalajara. History of the world la louver los angeles california 2006 eduardo sarabia i 20 gallery new york. Sarabia plays with common forms but juxtaposes them with out of context painted images creating a tension between the known and the unexplored. His work explores mexican culture as well as a darker subculture through a variety of media.

Eduardo sarabia is an artist not a designer and his main goal isn t to sell things. Eduardo sarabia 2019. His vessels seamlessly integrate techniques and styles more commonly found in the folk crafts of northern mexico.