Iván Carmona
Botella Roja
2023 flashe paint on ceramic 15 1/4" x 11 1/2" x 10" On Hold
Botella Violeta
2023 flashe paint on ceramic 13 3/8" x 12" x 10" Sold
Horizonte
2023 flashe paint on ceramic 20" x 12" x 6" Available
Jarra
2023 mineral paint on ceramic 8" x 7 1/2" x 6" Available
Tarro
2023 flashe paint on ceramic 9" x 11" x 9 1/4" Available
Vasija
2023 mineral paint on ceramic 23" x 19 1/2" x 12" Available
Imnaha
2023 mineral paint, ceramic on wood 29" x 18" x 11" Available
Monolito
2023 mineral paint, ceramic on Douglas Fir 57" x 34" x 12" Available
Totem Azul
2023 mineral paint on ceramic 62" x 17" x 11 1/2" Available
De Sol a Sol
2023 Cast aluminum (Installation View) public installation for West Main situated between Tower 2 and 3 in Bellevue, WA. Available
Pétalos
2023 mineral paint on ceramic 54 1/2" x 27" x 11" Available
Olla Rosa
2023 flashe paint on ceramic 9 1/4" x 8" x 8" Sold
Olla Verde
2023 flashe paint on ceramic 13 1/4" x 10 1/4" x 9 3/4" Sold
Mancha
2023 oil stick on fabric 16" x 16" Sold
Luna Roja
2023 flashe paint on ceramic 13" x 18" x 14" Sold
Luz
2023 oil stick on fabric 20" x 16" Available
Gavilán
2022 flashe paint on ceramic with metal base 17 1/2" x 10" x 5" Sold
Kirikiki
2022 flashe paint on ceramic with metal base 16 1/4" x 10" x 5" Sold
Patita
2022 flashe paint on ceramic with metal base 15" x 10" x 5" Sold
Perrito
2022 flashe paint on ceramic with metal base 14 1/4" x 12" x 5" Available
Rabo
2022 flashe paint on ceramic with metal base 19 5/8" x 10" x 5" Sold
San Juan en Amarillo Tostón
2022 flashe paint on ceramic 10" x 8" x 4" Sold
San Juan en Azul Brillante
2022 flashe paint on ceramic 10" x 8" x 3 1/2" Available
San Juan en Rojizo
2022 flashe paint on ceramic 10" x 9" x 4" Sold
San Juan en Rojo Caliente
2022 flashe paint on ceramic 9 1/2" x 8" x 3" Sold
San Juan en Verde Clarito
2022 flashe paint on ceramic 10" x 8" x 3" Sold
Al Son de la Plena
2021 flashe paint on ceramic 23" x 11" x 12" Sold
Bailando
2021 flashe paint on ceramic 13 1/2" x 13" X 6" On Hold
CABESUDO
2021 silica paint on ceramic 68" x 25" x 16" Sold
Careta Anaranjada
2021 ceramic and mixed media paint on panel 16" x 18" x 9 1/8" Sold
Careta Azul
2021 ceramic and mixed media paint on panel 19" x 18 3/8" x 4" Sold
Careta Negra
2021 ceramic and mixed media paint on panel 16" x 16" x 6" Sold
Careta Roja
2021 ceramic and mixed media paint on panel 21" x 16" x 3 1/2" Sold
Careta Rosa
2021 ceramic and mixed media paint on panel 16" x 19" x 6" Sold
Careta Verde
2021 ceramic and mixed media paint on panel 16" x 20" x 4" Sold
Cascada La Coca
2021 silica paint on ceramic 57" x 44" x 10 3/8" Sold
Matas de Plátanos
2021 silica paint on ceramic with wooden base 68" x 45" x 14" Sold
Pa'lante
2021 flashe paint on ceramic 13" x 8" x 3 1/2" Sold
San Juan en Amarillo Maduro
2021 flashe paint on ceramic 9 1/2" x 9" x 3 3/4" Sold
San Juan en Azul Atardecer
2021 flashe paint on ceramic 9 7/8" x 9" x 3 7/8" Sold
San Juan en Azul Turquesa
2021 flashe paint on ceramic 10" x 9" x 3 3/4" Sold
San Juan en Azul Turquesita
2021 flashe paint on ceramic 10" x 8" x 3 1/2" Sold
San Juan en Cobre
2021 flashe paint on ceramic 10" x 81/2" x 3 3/4" Sold
San Juan en Gris
2021 flashe paint on ceramic 10" x 9 1/2" x 3 3/4" Sold
San Juan en Rojo Carmin
2021 flashe paint on ceramic 10" x 10" x 3 3/4" Sold
San Juan en Rojo Pasión
2021 flashe paint on ceramic 10" x 7 1/2' x 3 3/4" Sold
San Juan en Rojo-Anaranjado
2021 flashe paint on ceramic 10" x 9" x 3" Sold
San Juan en Rosa
2021 flashe paint on ceramic 9 3/4" x 8" x 3 1/2" Sold
San Juan en Rosa Guayaba
2021 flashe paint on ceramic 10" x 8 1/2" x 3 7/8" Sold
San Juan en Verde Limón
2021 flashe paint on ceramic 9 5/8" x 8" x 4 1/4" Sold
San Juan en Verde Monte
2021 flashe paint on ceramic 10" x 8 5/8" x 3 3/4" Sold
tierra de GIGANTES installation view
2021 Available
tierra de GIGANTES installation view
2021 Available
tierra de GIGANTES installation view
2021 Available
Vejigante Amarillo
2021 silica paint on ceramic 81" x 14" x 9" Sold
Vejigante Anarajado - View with scale
2021 silica paint on ceramic 84" x 28" x 20" Sold
Vejigante Anarajado with person
2021 Ceramic 84" x 28" x 20" Sold
Vejigante Negro
2021 silica paint on ceramic 84" x 18" x 10 1/2" Sold
El Chupa Cabras
2021 flashe paint on ceramic 11" x 8" x 4" Sold
Oscuro y Oscurece
2021 flashe paint and ceramic on panel 23" x 39" x 3 ½" Sold
Flor de Pascua Púrpura
2020 flashe paint on ceramic with wood base 10" x 12" x 5", edition of three Available
Flor de Pascua Roja
2020 flashe paint on ceramic with wood base 10" x 12" x 5", edition of three Sold
Flor de Pascua Verde
2020 flashe paint on ceramic with wood base 10" x 12" x 5", edition of three Available
Negro es mí color
2020 flashe paint and ceramic on panel 12" x 48" Available
Flor de Flamboyán
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 8 ⅜" x 9 ⅜" x 6" On Hold
Florece
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 10 ¾" x 11 ¼" x 7 ½" Sold
Hojas
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 12 ⅜" x 13" x 8 ½" Available
Margarita
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 9 ¾" x 11" x 9 ½" Sold
Ojalá
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 8 ½" x 13" x 7 ½" Available
Palma Real
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 14" x 14 ⅜" x 10 ¾" Sold
Unión
2019 pigment on ceramic 11 ⅝" x 4" x 3" Sold
Balance
2019 Pigment on ceramic 8 ½" x 7 ¼" x 2 ½" Sold
Amapola
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 10 ¼" x 8" x 3" Sold
Caliente
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 11" x 9" x 3 ⅛" Sold
Carey
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 28" x 23" x 10" Sold
Coquí
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 10 ¼" x 9" x 2 ⅜" Sold
Cordillera Central
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 14" x 23" x 6 ¾" Sold
eñangotao
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 7 ½" x 6 ¾" x 3 ⅝" Sold
Entreabierto
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 15 ½" x 8" x 4 ¼" Sold
Flamboyán
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 16 ¼" x 19" x 14 ½" Available
Fortaleza
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 10 ¼" x 7" x 3 ¾" Sold
Juey
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 34 ¾" x 30" x 9" Sold
Mirador
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 13" x 8" x 7" Sold
Palma de Coco
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 35" x 31" x 10" Sold
Paraíso
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 10 ¼" x 6 ¼" x 3 ½" Sold
Radiante
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 7 ½" x 6 ¾" x 3 ⅝" Sold
Remolino
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 7 ¼" x 7 ½" x 4 ⅜" Sold
Salinas
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 7" x 10 ½" x 4" Sold
SALSA
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 8" x 4 ⅝" x 3 ½" Sold
Pequeñito (Azul)
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 1 1/2" Sold
Pequeñito (Rojo)
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 3 3/4" x 5 1/2" x 1 5/8" Sold
Tesoro Mío (Azul Cielo)
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 8" x 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" Sold
Tesoro Mío (Purpura)
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 6 1/2" x 3 7/8" x 3 7/8" Sold
Tesoro Mío (Rojo)
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 8" x 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" Sold
Tesoro Mío (Rosa)
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 8" x 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" Sold
Tesoro Mío (Verde)
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 8 1/2" x 3 7/8" x 3 7/8" Sold
Topografía
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 11 ¼" x 18" x 3" Sold
Tormenta Trópical
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 19 ¼" x 11 ½" x 3" Sold
Verde Esperanza
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 10 ¼" x 7" x 3 ⅝" Sold
Viento Trópical
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 59" x 26" x 10" Sold
Yokahú
2020 flashe paint on ceramic 28 ⅜" x 14" x 6" Sold
Caracol
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 9 ⅝" x 7 ¼" x 3" Sold
Ídolo
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 10 ½" x 13" x 3 ⅝" Sold
Océano
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 16" x 11" x 5 ¾" Sold
Semilla
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 12" x 9" x 3 ½" Sold
Installation View
2019 Available
Installation View
2019 Available
Abrázame
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 9 ⅜" x 11 ⅝" x 3 ½" Sold
Aguacate
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 10" x 6 ¼" x 3 ¼" Sold
AIRE
2019 flashe paint and ceramic on panel 20" x 16" x 2 ¼" Sold
Atabey
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 10 ⅛" x 6 ⅝" x 4 ½" Sold
Ave Azul
2019 pigment on ceramic 15" x 13" x 10 ½ Sold
Barlovento amarra el perro y Suelta el Viento
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 18" x 13" x 4 ⅛" Sold
Borikén
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 22" x 11" x 7" Sold
Cacique
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 13" x 6" x 3 ½" Sold
Cascadas
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 12" x 10" x 4" Sold
Cayey
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 14 ½" x 15" x 5" Sold
Clarito
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 11" x 8 ¼" x 3 ¼" Sold
Conejíto
2019 pigment on ceramic 12" x 11" x 9 ½" Sold
Conejo
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 11 ¼" x 11" x 6" Sold
Cucubano
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 14" x 16" x 3 ¼" Sold
Culea
2019 paint on ceramic 11 ½" x 10 ½" x 3" Sold
Desembocadura
2019 pigment on ceramic 8 ⅝" x 16 ¼" x 4" Sold
El Sol
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 14" x 12 ⅝" x 4" Sold
Flor de Mangle
2019 pigment on ceramic 9" x 11" x 9 ½" Sold
Flor de Moca
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 17" x 15 ¼" x 3 ⅞" Available
Huella
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 8" x 11 ½" x 3 ⅞" Sold
HURACAN
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 50 ½" x 28" x 7 ¼" Sold
Llanura
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 7 ¾" x 9" x 3 ⅜" Sold
Madrugada
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 11 ½" x 9 ½" x 4" Sold
Mar Caribe
2019 flashe paint and ceramic on panel 16" x 20" x 3 ¼" Sold
Mariposa
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 11" x 12" x 3" Sold
Meneo
2019 paint on ceramic 10 ¼" x 12 ¼" x 2 ¼" Sold
Monte
2019 pigment on ceramic 10" x 7 ½" x 3 ⅞" Sold
Moreno
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 7 ½" x 10 ½" x 3 ½" Sold
Muralla
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 22" x 19" x 6" Sold
Naranjito
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 8 ¾" x 6 ¾" x 4 ¼" Sold
Obscurece
2019 pigment on ceramic 11" x 5 ½" x 5 ½" Sold
Paisaje Nocturno
2019 flashe paint and ceramic on panel 16" x 20" x 3" Sold
Paisaje Sublime
2019 flashe paint, pumice, gel medium, and ceramic on panel 22 ¼" x 16 ⅛" x 3 ¼" Sold
Palo
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 11 ⅜" x 13 ¼" x 3 ⅛" Available
Palo de Pana
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 13" x 11 ½" x 3 ½" Sold
Papaya
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 8 ½" x 20" x 11" Available
Pavo Real
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 23 ⅜" x 9" x 4" Sold
Flamingo
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 23" x 11" x 4" Sold
Pelícano
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 23" x 10 ½" x 4" Sold
Pepita de Mangó
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 13" x 7" x 4" Sold
Pomarosa
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 14" x 8" x 3 ½" Sold
Reflejo
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 11 ⅜" x 8 ½" x 3 ½" Sold
Romance
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 7" x 10 ¼" x 3" Sold
Salinas
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 12" x 5 ½" x 3" Sold
Sol y Arena
2019 flashe paint, pumice, gel medium, and ceramic on panel 18" x 20" x 3" Sold
Toa Alta
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 12 ½" x 7 ¼" x 4" Sold
Tropical
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 12 ¾" x 13 ¾" x 4" Sold
un par
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 7 ½" x 11" x 3 ⅜" Sold
Ventanita
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 11" x 6 ½" x 4" Sold
Yuquillú
2019 flashe paint on ceramic 18 ½" x 10 ½" x 4 ¼" Sold
Jeffry
2019 paint on ceramic 12" x 15 ½" x 12" Sold
A la Media Noche
2019 paint on ceramic 13 1/2" x 27 1/2" x 4" Available
Palo Viejo
2019 pigment on ceramic 19 1/8" x 16 1/2" x 10 1/2" Sold
Tres
2019 pigment on ceramic 10 1/4" x 5" x 3" Sold
Curva
2018 pigment on ceramic 10" x 5 ½" x 4" Sold
Ceiba
2019 pigment on ceramic 9 3/8" x 10" x 4 5/8" Sold
Agua
2019 pigment on ceramic 7" x 9" x 3" Sold
Bailarín
2019 pigment on ceramic 11" x 10" x 4 3/4" Sold
Balance
2019 pigment on ceramic 8 1/2" x 7 1/4" x 2 1/2" On Hold
Bestia
2019 pigment on ceramic 12" x 7 3/4" x 5 3/8" Sold
Capitán
2019 pigment on ceramic 6 5/8" x 10 5/8" x 4 1/2" Sold
Cemí
2019 pigment on ceramic 10" x 7" x 3 1/2" Sold
Colinas
2019 pigment on ceramic 11 3/8" x 6" x 2 1/2" Sold
Eclipse
2019 pigment on ceramic 11" x 6 1/2" x 4" Sold
Elefante Rosa
2019 pigment on ceramic 10 1/8" x 10" x 4 3/4" Sold
Flor de Maga
2019 pigment on ceramic 8 5/8" x 5 5/8" x 2 3/4" Sold
Florece
2019 pigment on ceramic 12" x 13" x 6" Sold
Gallo
2019 pigment on ceramic 12" x 6" x 7" Sold
Guame!
2019 pigment on ceramic 4" x 10 5/8" x 2 1/2" Sold
Guaraguao
2019 pigment on ceramic 9 1/2" x 10" x 4 1/4" Sold
Guayaba
2019 pigment on ceramic 12 3/4" x 9 1/4" x 6" Sold
Horizonte
2019 pigment on ceramic 3 3/4" x 15 3/4" x 3" Sold
Letra B
2019 pigment on ceramic 9 1/4" x 3 1/2" x 2 3/8" Available
Múcaro
2019 pigment on ceramic 13" x 8 1/2" x 7" Sold
No Somos Iguales
2019 pigment on ceramic 6 3/4" x 10 1/2" x 3" Sold
Orquídea
2019 pigment on ceramic 10" x 7" x 3 1/2" Sold
Orquídea Negra
2019 pigment on ceramic 11" x 10" x 5 3/8" Sold
Orquídea Roja
2019 pigment on ceramic 8 3/8" x 7 5/8" x 5 5/8" Sold
Pájaro
2019 pigment on ceramic 11" x 8 1/2" x 7" Sold
Pandeao
2019 pigment on ceramic 11 1/4" x 5 1/4" x 3 3/8" Available
Parcha
2019 pigment on ceramic 12 3/8" x 9 5/8" x 7 1/4" Sold
Ponce
2019 pigment on ceramic 7 1/2" x 4 1/4" x 2 1/4" Sold
Quema
2019 pigment on ceramic 9" x 5 7/8" x 2 1/2" Sold
Rayitos del Sol
2019 pigment on ceramic 10 1/8" x 5" x 3" Sold
Taíno
2019 pigment on ceramic 10" x 6" x 3 3/8" Sold
Toro Verde
2019 pigment on ceramic 9 3/8" x 10" x 4" Sold
Unión
2019 pigment on ceramic 11 5/8" x 4" x 3" On Hold
Verano
2019 pigment on ceramic 8" x 7 1/2" x 2 1/2" Sold
Cielo
2018 pigment on ceramic 10" x 8 1/2" x 5" Sold
Montaña
2019 pigment on ceramic 10" x 6" x 3 1/4" Sold
Dale Candela!
2018 pigment on ceramic 10" x 6" x 5 3/8" Sold
Gandul
2018 pigment on ceramic 10 1/4" x 6 3/8" x 3 1/2" Sold
La Bomba!
2018 pigment on ceramic 10" x 5 1/2" x 4" Sold
Mulato
2018 pigment on ceramic 9 1/2" x 6" x 4" Sold
Marea
2018 pigment on ceramic 9 3/4" x 6 1/2" x 3 5/8" Sold
Toma!
2018 pigment on ceramic 10" x 6" x 3 1/2" Sold
Uva
2018 pigment on ceramic 10" x 6" x 3 5/8" Sold
Vaina
2018 pigment on ceramic 9 7/8" x 4 7/8" x 3 1/4" Sold
Fruta Anaranjada
2018 ceramic 8" x 7" x 3" Sold
Garita
2018 ceramic 8" x 7" x 3" Sold
Lágrimas
2018 ceramic 8" x 4" x 3" Sold
Nube Azul
2018 ceramic 13 1/2" x 7" x 4" Sold
Suvida Rosa
2018 ceramic 22" x 9" x 7" Sold
Colina Verde
2018 ceramic 32" x 11" x 4" Sold
Hernanos
2018 ceramic 5" x 13" x 2" Sold
Exhibitions
- Work After Work: PDX Staff Show - March 6, 2024
- Easy Breezy - August 2, 2022
- Seattle Art Fair 2022 - July 21, 2022
- tierra de GIGANTES - October 13, 2021
- PDX Visits Lostine | July 16 - 26, 2021 - July 26, 2021
- Walking - July 1, 2021
- The Color of Breathlessness - June 2, 2021
- River - July 2, 2020
- Fresh New Work from Our Artists' Studios (click here for show images) - April 22, 2020
- SUBLIME - December 4, 2019
- Seattle Art Fair 2019 - August 1, 2019
- IT'S SUMMER ! - July 2, 2019
- Imprint of Place - February 6, 2019
- Iván Carmona - December 1, 2018
Statement
As a boy, I learned about Modernism through magazines and TV documentaries. It was there that I was introduced to the work of Isamu Noguchi and Alexander Calder, and began to recognize their forms in the natural world around me. The mountains and forests of Puerto Rico became sculptural constructions and swaying mobiles in my mind, and through my own visual language, I hope to communicate these intimate moments in a manner accessible to a larger audience. A shape, word, texture, or color can activate potent memories, and this sense of nostalgia is key to a reading of my work. The sculptures are abstracted, they aren’t one-to-one representations. Instead, each emotional memory is passed through the sieve of Modernism, creating connections between my remembrances and recollections of the past and the timeline of art history.
Looking back at a particular moment, I might remember a specific shape, color, or feeling. Through the years, these memories take on a life of their own. They expand and contract, shapes soften and blur, and colors push through to become more vibrant. By working with clay, a product of nature, I am able to make the immaterial physical. The unifying effect of flat, rich color helps to amplify the presence of even the smallest object, and serves to highlight its curves, angles, and planes. Each of my works pulls the past forward into a new body for the present to see. By creating these physical manifestations, I can remember, reflect upon, and share my histories with the world.
