C-lective Curator’s Cut:

Evan Hobart’s Bitumenasuras exemplifies his practice, centered on humanity’s lasting impact on the environment. Its complex clay body, woodfired with borosilicate to achieve shimmering violet tones, highlights his mastery of difficult materials. Blown-glass teeth in warm yellows, reds, oranges, and greens gleam with intensity, while swirling surface patterns recall cave drawings. Atop its head, a small excavator rests in pools of green glass made from melted bottles and tar sands, evoking fragile landscapes altered by human greed. Though small against the dinosaur form, the machine’s placement underscores the outsized impact of human activity on the earth.