Ceramics · Painting
Sofia Alvarez
Miami, Florida, United States
“The most intense color is often the color an object keeps inside.”
Biography
Sofia Alvarez was raised in a Cuban American family of builders and decorative painters. Her current practice joins hand-built ceramic volumes with painted interior color, using paired forms to explore support, shelter, and private space.
Artist statement
Alvarez treats color as something an object can contain. Matte exteriors slow the eye, while saturated cavities make interior space feel active and protected.
In the studio
Alvarez coils and slabs several clay bodies together, allowing seams and pressure marks to remain. Surfaces are finished with slip and mineral wash; cobalt glaze is reserved for cavities that catch and deepen light.
