Nicolás Leiva American, b. 1958
Ave Madre, 2026
Ceramic with luster (mother-of-pearl, platinum, ruby, and gold)
9.5 x 13.5 x 10 in
24.1 x 34.3 x 25.4 cm
24.1 x 34.3 x 25.4 cm
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Inspired by his father’s work founding and directing a nature reserve in Argentina, Nicolás Leiva creates fantastical ecosystems where flora and fauna converge as imaginative ceramic figures. Through hybridized, bio-organic...
Inspired by his father’s work founding and directing a nature reserve in Argentina, Nicolás Leiva creates fantastical ecosystems where flora and fauna converge as imaginative ceramic figures. Through hybridized, bio-organic forms, Ave Madre brings its mythology to life, appearing to animate with a curved tail and protrusion-like symbols. “Leiva imagines at an accelerated topographical speed, folding onto one another the different figural processes that evoke transformation, death, and rebirth,” explains Cuban American poet and art critic Ricardo Pau-Llosa in his book, Parallel Currents.
