This ceramic sculpture “Man #1”, created by Cesc Abad in 2025, is part of a series of works that ironically and cheekily explore the limits of human representation. the figure is presented nude, standing on a cylindrical base decorated in blue with geometric motifs. The modeling is deliberately rough, with an expressionist finish, giving the sculpture a primitive yet contemporary feel.
The male figure is depicted with obvious bodily disproportion, accentuated by defiant gestures and a marked emphasis on the sexual organs, a characteristic feature of Abad’s work.The piece combines glazes in shades of pink, black, and red that reinforce the theatricality of the gesture, simultaneously reminiscent of the polychromy of European popular ceramics and the color schemes of contemporary Catalan ceramics.
The face, with large, circular red eyes, a dark beard, and a half-open mouth, creates an ambivalent impression somewhere between a caricature and a ritual mask. This ambiguity connects with ancient traditions where human figures were used as symbols of fertility, power, or social mockery.
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