Description

This sculptural red mug playfully subverts the familiarity of a domestic object through the inclusion of exaggerated female buttocks as decorative form. Combining humour with social critique, the work examines the objectification of the female body and the ways femininity is consumed, stylised, and embedded within everyday culture. The vivid red glaze evokes sensuality, desire, and visibility, transforming the mug into an object that is simultaneously inviting and confrontational.
By merging bodily imagery with a functional household form, the sculpture blurs the boundary between object and subject, questioning how women’s bodies are aestheticised, commodified, and reduced to fragments within popular culture and design. The exaggerated curves introduce both softness and satire, encouraging viewers to reflect on the tension between celebration and exploitation. Through ceramic transformation and playful distortion, the work reclaims humour as a tool for confronting deeper issues surrounding gender, sexuality, and representation.