These Human-Bird Hybrid Ceramic Sculptures Are Really Impressive

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Jas Cilas
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Trying to find a way to deal with his social anxiety, artist Calvin Ma decided to start off a series of ceramic sculptures that represent an intriguing mesh of human and bird characteristics.

These sculptures reflect the “fight or flight” struggles of people with social anxiety with each piece being connected with one of Ma’s social anxiety-related experience.

“I never really felt comfortable in my own skin in social settings, so I created these characters to help tell stories about it,” said Ma in his recent chat with Colossal. “Each piece is meant to act out a specific social anxiety-related experience. I try not to get too dark or serious with the work and really try to have fun with it.”

Ma’s sculptures quickly gained attention in the art world, and are becoming increasingly attractive to collectors. Check out some of them below.

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If you’re in the Davis, CA area tonight swing by and say hi at the opening of ‘Walk in the Wild Side’ @pencegallery 6-9pm Pence Gallery: 212 D street, Davis CA 95616 Ceramic sculpture by Northern California artists that embraces the surreal, comical, or disturbing side of life is the focus of this group exhibit. This second ‘post funk art’ generation of artists pushes the medium of clay for its expressive properties, and its ability to convey life-like textures and surfaces that they bring to fantastic heights of skill and imagination. On display are pieces by Bill Abright, Linda S. Fitz Gibbon, Lissa Hershleb, Evan Hobart, Mark Jaeger, Joseph Kowalcyk, Malia Landis, Calvin Ma, Kate MacDowell, Crystal Morey, Tony Natsoulas, Colleen Sidey, and Wesley Wright.

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