Cubozoa (Box Jellyfish)
George Muscat
Medium: Stoneware fired ceramic and recycled glass. Hand thrown plate.
Size: 57 cm diameter
Year: 2021
Artwork Description: This work is inspired by the box jellyfish which invade shores during the hot season. Whilst most people fear these and other specimen of jellyfish, the artist sees in them a special kind of elegance in the way they migrate within the currents of the seas, in their beautiful colours and shape which then he tries to emulate in this ceramic work. Their transparency when hit by the sun light is reflected in the glazes which Muscat envisions in this work.