New Banana Tree

At nearly eight feet tall and spanning five feet in every direction, the New Banana Tree by John Richard commands a room the way great sculpture does — through sheer presence and an unwavering sense of organic authority. Rendered entirely in ceramic, each broad, arching leaf carries the material's characteristic weight and stillness, translating the lush dynamism of tropical flora into something permanent and considered. It is a piece that asks nothing of its surroundings except space to breathe.