Danny Duncombe is a self-taught ceramic sculptor and artist living and working in Los Angeles. He studied graphic design, printmaking and Visual Communication at the Camberwell College of Arts in London and the Kent Institute of Art and Design in the South East of England. Danny’s work is rooted in organic development and the human desire to build. He explores the composition of negative and positive space to develop rhythmic, aesthetic forms.

‘As Above, So Below’is a series of unique, architectural sculptures that explore the relationship between form and function and the properties of space. The familiar yet ambiguous shapes of these objects reveal a new perspective as each piece is placed on any of its many individual surfaces and viewed from a new angle. The structured geometry and multiple views deliver infinite variations of light and shadow resulting in multiple interpretations.

These angular, multi-faceted objects are made from meticulously constructed slabs of clay without the use of molds or slip-casting techniques and have a similar appearance and texture to marble or soapstone. Duncombe’s pieces leave a lot to the imagination and this is part of what makes them so appealing. The interactive element gives them a childlike appeal that is simple and intricate at the same time, filling us with the desire to see, move and feel.