{"product_id":"tablina-no-53","title":"Table No. 53Black Ceramic \u0026 Ash Art - Contemporary Mixed Media on Wood - Xabier Liz","description":"\u003cp\u003e Original work on wooden board that integrates ash and traditional Asturian black ceramics in an exercise of contemporary material informalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eExpressive territory and material memory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e The dense, cracked surface functions like a geological terrain where each stratum retains traces of transformation. From this textured field emerges a central form of understated force: the black Asturian pottery, modeled and fired, which carries its own memory of fire and artisanal tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e The dialogue between the organic texture of the ash—a residue that is both end and beginning—and the polished surface of the ceramic articulates a reflection on erosion, memory, and permanence. The material is not merely decorative: it is the language and conceptual structure of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBetween painting and object\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eIts sculptural presence transcends the two-dimensional surface. The reliefs and depressions created by applied, sanded, and eroded layers form an emotional topography that reacts to the light. Under different lighting conditions, the work paints itself before the viewer's eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e A piece of solid character and coherent discourse, inscribed in the tradition of material informalism where the active surface becomes an interior geography, an intimate landscape without defined perimeters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTechnical details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e Unique, handmade piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e Materials: wood, black Asturian ceramic, ash, mineral pigments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e Signed by the artist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eXabier Liz (Santiago de Compostela, 1971) develops a visual language where matter is both origin and meaning. Influenced by Leopoldo Nóvoa and traditional African art, his works are exercises in emotional archaeology intended for collectors who value formal research and material intensity.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xabier Liz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52694733291858,"sku":null,"price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/4422\/9202\/files\/tempImageI6W52K_885a43bd-5a51-4bdf-9a5a-599066b9a887.jpg?v=1771788476","url":"https:\/\/xabier-liz.com\/en-us\/products\/tablina-no-53","provider":"Xabier Liz arte","version":"1.0","type":"link"}