Fiona Lewis — 'NYC Slice' Sculpture

This ceramic sculpture recreates a classic New York pizza slice, drawing on the iconic pizza moments of 1990s film and television, from Sex and the City to the countless New York-set scenes where a slice becomes part of everyday city life. Handmade from earthenware clay, hand-painted and finished with a crackle clear glaze, the work captures the nostalgic visual language of the classic NYC pizza slice and its place within 1990s pop culture. This piece is a sculptural work only.

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Fiona Lewis is a Melbourne-based ceramic artist creating hand-built sculptural works inspired by familiar imagery and objects from film, television and popular culture. Working primarily with earthenware clay, her practice transforms recognisable references into playful, tactile ceramic objects. Fiona Lewis' ceramic practice explores nostalgia, memory and popular culture, with a particular interest in the role film and television play in shaping personal and collective experience. Her work considers how seemingly ordinary objects can become loaded with meaning through their association with particular characters, scenes or moments in time.

Through humour, sentimentality and a playful approach to form, Lewis examines the relationship between screen culture, memory and the objects we attach meaning to. By translating fleeting on-screen imagery into physical objects, her work gives permanence to the visual fragments that linger with us long after viewing.

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Dimensions: 19  x 15.4 x 1.9cm