{"product_id":"david-bruce","title":"David Bruce - Ground Anchor, 06.13.2026.001","description":"\u003cp\u003eceramic slab, mirror, 170m retired\u003cbr\u003eclimbing rope, soft goods and hardware\u003cbr\u003e.32\" x 36\" x 98\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003edavidbruce.studio\u003cbr\u003e@davidbrucestudio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGround Anchor, 06.13.2026.001 upholds a strong foundation\u003cbr\u003eof traditional clay techniques while questioning the\u003cbr\u003eboundaries of what is accepted as ceramic, sculpture and art.\u003cbr\u003eThe core component, a large stratified ceramic slab, was\u003cbr\u003ecreated using a palette of recycled and processed clays;\u003cbr\u003eleftover materials from other unfired clay works. It has been\u003cbr\u003ecarefully constructed through a slow process of layering and\u003cbr\u003edrying crushed and liquified clays; finally finished with a\u003cbr\u003estrategically placed selection of larger \"boulders\" that mimic\u003cbr\u003ethe surface of a square parcel of barren land, to scale, as\u003cbr\u003eboulder-field. The mass itself has been inverted and\u003cbr\u003esubsequently implicated as a \"ground anchor\" in the broader\u003cbr\u003econtext of the parent work, conceptually and physically. The\u003cbr\u003esystem you see here has been isolated, removed and\u003cbr\u003etransposed from its parent apparatus; installed as an ongoing\u003cbr\u003ebody of work at the artist’s home studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"2026 Making Matters Exhibition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44266303946932,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/0859\/5757\/files\/DavidBruce_GroundAnchor_Detail1.jpg?v=1783799534","url":"https:\/\/www.petersvalleygallery.org\/products\/david-bruce","provider":"Peters Valley Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}