Magdalena Suarez Frimkess at Kaufmann Repetto

Popeye, Chinese landscape painting and pre-Columbian art are among the many influences on Magdalena Suarez Frimkess’s small-scale but boldly conceived ceramics. Vessels like this untitled head reimagine use-value while introducing enticingly idiosyncratic characters. (On view at Kaufman Repetto in Chelsea through Oct 21st).

Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, Untitled, ceramic, glaze, 3.5 x 3 inches, 2004.