Biblical Ceramic Art
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King David seated figure with harp
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Motherhood
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Lute-Player
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A PROPHET AND HIS CAT
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Dove – ceramic wall art
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Old Man and the Sea
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Biblical figure
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Moses at Sinai – ceramic relief
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Noah and the Dove
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Mother & child
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MOSES, square format
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MOSES with Two Tablets (Israeli sculpture)
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Tiglath-Pileser – small ceramic figure
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Terracotta Moses – small ceramic figure
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RABBI MOSHE KLEIMAN
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Melchizedek, King of Salem: Ceramic
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My Ceramic Sculpture
My Biblical ceramics are inspired by stories: mainly Old Testament stories but other stories too. The ancient art of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Bible lands, as well as Middle Eastern architecture, are important sources of inspiration. The amazing little head of a king, found in northern Israel in 2018, is an incredibly evocative piece. Likewise, I’ve found the ancient Cycladic sculptures very inspiring, as well as Sumerian art (art from ancient Mesopotamia). Many modern artists, including most famously Picasso, have taken inspiration from the simplicity and abstraction of ancient art.
Indeed, while making these pieces, I feel I am in a dialogue with ceramic artists of the ancient world.
In making the more kingly ones, I have been trying to convey something of the sense of immutable and timeless majesty I feel when looking at ancient Assyrian or Pharaonic sculptures. Or at least, that is what I feel while working on them! There’s something intrinsically painful, but ultimately satisfying, about it.
Others of my sculptures are more whimsical and light-hearted, and these are easier and more fun to do. I should probably do more of these!
My Materials
I make my sculptures using one of three types of clay: Terracotta (red), Terrazzo (light), and a very dark brown clay. For additional colour I use, depending on the piece, fired glaze, glass inlay, engobe ( a kind of matt, non-shiny glaze), acrylic paint or gold leaf. Each piece is a one-off, handmade, fired clay sculpture, and will last a lifetime and more.
You can see more of my art on Biblical themes on my Biblical Art Prints page.