Selected sculptures by Isa Rodriguez from 2022 – present
Sun Shower Vessel(2026)
Black Sunshower Vessel is a raindrop-shaped sculpture made from black stoneware. The high cobalt content in the clay creates a vivid blue glaze after firing. This work is based on ceremonial vessels with human faces that are frequently found at ancient burial sites in Venezuela.
Ceramic sculpture in cobalt black stoneware, soda-fired. 14x14x14 inches
Ceramic sculpture in cobalt black stoneware, soda-fired. 14x14x14 inches
Black Tripod Vessel(2026)
Ceramic sculpture made of black stoneware, soda-fired. 4x14x14 inches
Black Tripod Vessel is a sculpture made from black stoneware. The high cobalt content in the clay creates a vivid blue glaze after firing. This work takes its name from archeological texts describing 3-footed ceremonial vessels frequently found at burial sites across central and south America.
Los dos (Both of Us), 2025
In Los dos (Both of Us), I recreate a pre-Columbian leg-shaped effigy vessel using my leg as a model. The original leg effigy is from the Maracaibo Basin, a region inhabited by my indigenous ancestors since time immemorial. When displayed together, the pair stride across time, illustrating an artistic lineage spanning thousands of years.
Ceramic leg sculpture made of red and white stoneware, soda-fired (left).
Pre-Columbian ceramic leg effigy decorated with polychrome slip (right)
Ceramic leg sculpture made of red and white stoneware, soda-fired (left).
Pre-Columbian ceramic leg effigy decorated with polychrome slip (right)
This pieces is part of a series called Ya llegué (I’ve Arrived), which includes sculptures, photographs, and drawings created in collaboration with the leg vessel and the ancestral spirits it carries. This body of work invites audiences to consider their histories of migration–recent and ancient–and participate in imagining paths to liberation and belonging.
Kanaa (2025)
Ceramic sculpture made of red and white stoneware, soda-fired. 12 x 10 x 5 inches
Kanaa is a slab-built ceramic sculpture made from red and white stoneware.
It takes its name from traditional Wayuu weaving motifs called “kanaa”. Each kanaa is a special pattern, an abstract visual language of shapes and colors that represent Wayuu myths and cultural ideas.
The shape of this piece is from the kanaa called “Pa’raloua”, which means “One stacks on top of the other” or “That which builds on each other”.