I love seeing an artist push the boundaries of the medium. Becky Tucker does exactly that with stoneware creations that are —FIRE. They look like Clive Barker created the Cenobites from Hellraiser in a kiln lit by hell’s inferno. The most imposing pieces are a trio of life-sized anthropomorphic figures arranged in a battle formation. One of the figures, The Welcome (2024), has spikes protruding from the top of its head and exaggerated, long tongues falling from the gaping mouths of the three faces on the figure’s chest and outer thighs. 10/10 recommend seeing Turner’s stoneware apocalypse.

Becky Tucker: Umbra
Steve Turner
6830 Santa Monica Blvd.,
Los Angeles, CA 90038

On view through October 12, 2024