{"id":2870,"date":"2025-11-06T07:32:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T14:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=2870"},"modified":"2025-11-06T07:32:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T14:32:48","slug":"in-surreal-ceramics-megan-bogonovich-imagines-a-fantastical-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=2870","title":{"rendered":"In Surreal Ceramics, Megan Bogonovich Imagines a Fantastical Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bogonovich-6.jpg\" alt=\"In Surreal Ceramics, Megan Bogonovich Imagines a Fantastical Garden\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Simultaneously recalling elements of fungi, coral, and botanicals, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meganbogonovich.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Megan Bogonovich<\/a>\u2019s vibrant sculptures poke at the boundary between nature and the artificial, the unique and the manufactured. The artist\u2019s uncanny <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/megan-bogonovich\">botanical ceramics<\/a> are created using a series of bespoke plaster molds, embellished with intricate details that resemble blossoms or mushroom caps. Duplicated shapes are disguised with a range of glazes, textures, and embellishments that resist pure repetition yet hint at a sense of the inorganic.<\/p>\n<p>A collection of new sculptures by Bogonovich go on view this week in the artist\u2019s solo exhibition at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.janelombardgallery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jane Lombard Gallery<\/a> in New York City. <em>Fertile Ground <\/em>opens on November 7 and continues through December 13. Explore more on the artist\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meganbogonovich.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/meganbogonovich\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1815\" height=\"2153\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bogonovich-7.jpg\" alt=\"a ceramic sculpture by Megan Bogonovich resembling an abstract, otherworldly plant or flower\" class=\"wp-image-465016\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201c2025-28\u201d (2025), glazed ceramic, 18 x 16 x 12 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1885\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bogonovich-1.jpg\" alt=\"a group of ceramic sculptures by Megan Bogonovich resembling abstract flowers and plants\" class=\"wp-image-465010\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201c2024-37A-H (Eight interconnected sculptures)\u201d (2024), glazed ceramic, 16 1\/2 x 48 x 20 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1749\" height=\"2188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bogonovich-2.jpg\" alt=\"a ceramic sculpture by Megan Bogonovich resembling an abstract, otherworldly plant or flower\" class=\"wp-image-465011\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201c2025-20\u201d (2025), glazed ceramic, 12 1\/2 x 10 x 8 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1713\" height=\"2223\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bogonovich-5.jpg\" alt=\"a ceramic sculpture by Megan Bogonovich resembling an abstract, otherworldly plant or flower\" class=\"wp-image-465014\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201c2024-28\u201d (2024), glazed ceramic, 12 x 9 x 7 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1765\" height=\"2108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bogonovich-4.jpg\" alt=\"a ceramic sculpture by Megan Bogonovich resembling an abstract, otherworldly plant or flower\" class=\"wp-image-465013\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201c2025-3\u201d (2025), glazed ceramic, 14 1\/2 x 7 x 3 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bogonovich-8.jpg\" alt=\"a ceramic sculpture by Megan Bogonovich resembling an abstract, otherworldly plant or flower\" class=\"wp-image-465017\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201c2025-30\u201d (2025), glazed ceramic, 17 1\/2 x 12 x 9 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1755\" height=\"1795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bogonovich-9.jpg\" alt=\"a ceramic sculpture by Megan Bogonovich resembling an abstract, otherworldly plant or flower\" class=\"wp-image-465018\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201c2025-41\u201d (2025), glazed ceramic, 9 x 11 x 8 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1745\" height=\"2298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bogonovich-3.jpg\" alt=\"a ceramic sculpture by Megan Bogonovich resembling an abstract, otherworldly plant or flower\" class=\"wp-image-465012\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201c2024-16\u201d (2024), glazed ceramic, 15 x 9 x 9 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\">Colossal Member<\/a> today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2025\/11\/megan-bogonovich-fertile-ground-ceramic-sculptures\/\">In Surreal Ceramics, Megan Bogonovich Imagines a Fantastical Garden<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/\">Colossal<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simultaneously recalling elements of fungi, coral, and botanicals, Megan Bogonovich\u2019s vibrant sculptures poke at the boundary between nature and the artificial, the unique and the manufactured. 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