Most of the main pottery companies have had flirtations with using various marine themed designs. The sleek, sinuous and diverse shapes of most aquatic animals make them an obvious choice for decorating   curvy pottery forms and the multitude of intense colours in the sea world are well suited to the rich glazing palettes. I have included some examples from Moorcroft, Martin Brothers, Haeger, Royal Doulton, Hornsea, Bornholm, Zsolnay and other fine works from individual ceramicists.

Sea creatures were widely represented in the decoration of pottery during the Minoan Civilization ( Crete ), which dates back to 7000BC. The octopus motif became popular around 2700BC to 1500BC and was later adopted by the Mycenaeans. Use of the octopus motif was so widespread that it has been speculated it was an object of worship or mystical significance. The “marine style” developed to include pottery which were covered with fish, octopuses, dolphins, starfish and crabs. The Minoans were organised as a seafaring nation, and it is possible their preference of decoration was an expression of reverence to the sea, which offered protection (navy), wealth (commerce) and food (fish). Such vases and jars were made by trained craftsmen and were prized throughout the Levant ( Eastern Mediterranean ), Egypt, Geece and Northern Africa.

Early Japanese societies and other East Asian cultures used pottery before developing agriculture, and seafood was a dietary mainstay, so it’s no surprise that marine life decoration also appeared on their pottery wares. Early Christians attached special significance to the symbol of the fish and they became associated with specific Christian rituals, including the thanksgiving meal (eucharist) and baptism, and pottery fish decorations were popular in the countries of Christendom. French majolica Palissy wares, developed by Bernard Palissy in the 1500′s, then rediscovered in the 19th century, also represents another ceramic era where aquatic animals were prominently featured in its rustique style.

Italian Red figure fish plate ca.-340–330B.C

A Ming Dynasty JiaJing Reign Porcelain Wine Pot

Italian Pottery Vase Abstract Fish Carved Design by Pleasant Valley

Natalya Sots fish motif dish

Natalie Ul’yanova Clay Fish

Goldfish design art glass vase

( Uniques and Antiques , USA )

Moorcroft Pottery Octopus vase

Lenci Art Deco figurine of an aquatic scene with a mermaid and merchild

1935

A ceramic Egyptian “bolti ”  ( Nile perch ) whose breeding habits attracted the Egyptians’ attention. After the female perch lays her eggs, the fish draws them into her mouth, where they stay until they hatch and the young emerge. The Egyptians saw this as a kind of spontaneous generation and thus took the perch as a symbol of resurrection and rebirth. The figure is hollow and contains several clay pellets, representing the eggs, which when shaken served as a rattle,

( brooklynmuseum.org )

 6th grade fish figure from teacher Joyce Vogels’s art class

( Pinterest )

Katherine Hackl sgraffitto stingray, octopus and fish vessel

Raku Koi pond vessel – Kate & Will Jacobson

Hawaii

A Lambayeque blackware vessel from Peru. Both sides depict Naymlap (their most important diety) in the form of an ocean wave, delivering a bountiful harvest of fish.

700 AD – 1350 AD

(  http://ancientartifax.com/ )

Large Royal Haeger Tropical Fish Bowl late 40′s

( Flickr–Haegernerd )

Tanya Casteel Coral Pink Octopus

 Egyptian Faience Fish Amulet, around 1391-1335 BCE

( RISD Museum )

 Martin Brothers Grotesque style fish sculpture made by Burslem Pottery

( Drakesbrook Antiques and Collectables )

 Hand thrown stoneware vase with fish design drawn by hand with black slip (liquid clay)

Artgirl56, Wisconsin -Etsy

 Softly as in a Dream ceramic bowl - Curtis Benzle

Ceramic seahorse wall decoration

1950 – 1955

( wunderkammershop.de )

Ceramics vase by Anna Lambert

Baby Seal Sculpture – Anderson Ceramics

Art Deco Bronze Fish sculpture – Hostler Burrows

1930

French Palissy ware figure of a St.Pierre fish. Thomas Sergent. French. Circa 1870.

Blue fish vase – Paul Bendzunas

Vintage Majolica sun fish

Wine Jar with Fish and Aquatic Plants

Brooklyn Museum’s  wine jar is widely considered a masterpiece of underglaze cobalt blue and white porcelain for the deep color of its decoration, its strong contours, and the  fit of the design of fish and water plants to its form.

14th century Yuan Dynasty, China

( The William E. Hutchins Collection )

Fishing scene wall  mosaic from North Africa 

Two French Majolica Fish Form Sectional Dishes, 20th c, probably by Vallauris.

( Crescent City Auction Gallery – New Orleans )

 Eugène Rousseau “Japonisme” Carp Vase designed for Appert Frères, Clichy

1878-1884

( The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore )

Martin Brothers grotesque ware fish design vase

Antique French Art Deco Pottery geometric fish motif vase

Vintage Mid Century Hornsea Pottery fish bowl  - John Clappison

Vintage Ken Edwards Folk Art Hexagonal Fish Dish

Samsung Miyagi sake pot

Vintage Blue Mountain Pottery Angel Fish, Canada

Vintage Bing Grondahl Crackle Glaze Swimming Fish Vase

Tiffany Scull

Studiopottery.co.uk—2013

Stylized Whale Table sculpture

Sylvan Bongard fish sculpture, Portugal

 Bornholm ceramic fisherman figure

Starkeld.com

Small Royal Worcester Majolica Fish Compote

Sigfard and the mermaids – Zsolnay ceramic art nouveau vase with iridescent finish

Samsung Miyagi vase with crab motif, Japan

Royal Dalton Sung vase

Roger Cockram lidded jar with fish decorations

50′s  ceramic carp

( wunderkammershop.de )

Polia Pillin

(PolishAmerican,-1909-1992)

( Skinner )

Palissy French Majolica–fish plate

Rene Lalique–Formose Art Deco fish vase

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Porcelain figurine with gold highlights on a background of coral-red enamel representing Zhong Kui from the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi reign (1662-1722)

Museum of Asian Arts Guimet

A selection of Asian potters are represented here going through their daily paces in the production and marketing of their pottery wares.

Kim Jin Hyun, Simcheonyo Pottery Workshop -  South Korea

The photo essay below was taken by Seungae Ahn, who is an Art Director at Simcheonyo Pottery

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 Korean Pottery peony flower spherical vessel –   Kim Jin Hyun

  Kim Jin Hyun ceramic floral decorated ewer

 Kim Jin Hyun ceramic pot

 Kim Jin-Hyun Korean pottery – large cinnabar double gourd pot on the right

 Kim Jin-Hyun dragon motif pottery

 Kim Jin-Hyun public pottery demonstration

 Kim Jin-Hyun public pottery throwing

   Kim Jin-Hyun porcelain lamp base with cinnabar streaks

 Kim Jin-Hyun porcelain cinnabar spherical bottle

 Kim Jin-Hyun porcelain cinnabar  ewer

 Kim Jin-Hyun clay kneading

Kim Jin-Hyun  removing all air bubbles

 Kim Jin-Hyun – pottery trimming

 Kim Jin-Hyun – pottery trimming

 Kim Jin-Hyun – wood kiln firing

 Kim Jin-Hyun – sealing the kiln

 Kim Jin-Hyun – sealing the kiln

 Kim Jin-Hyun – tea break

 Unloading  pottery kiln  -  Kim Jin-Hyun

 Kim Jin-Hyun  porcelain vessel

   Trimming porcelain vase - Kim Jin-Hyun

 Kim Jin-Hyun- ceramic bowl

 Ceramic bottle - Kim Jin-Hyun

 Weeping willow vase – Kim Jin-Hyun

Kim Jin-Hyun-cinnabar glaze spherical bottle

 Korean Pottery - Kim Jin-Hyun

Tall double gourd vessels – Kim Jin-Hyun

 Kim Jin-Hyun loaded kiln to be fired

 Kim Jin-Hyun at pottery judging

 Kim Jin-Hyun – pottery judging

 Kim Jin-Hyun – pottery exhibition

 Kim Jin-Hyun – pottery exhibition

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Have a look at the video below on Kim Jin Hyun

Jingdezhen Porcelain, China

The city of Jingdezhen (also Jingde Zhen) has been a central place of porcelain  production since the early Han Dynasty. In 1004 AD, Jingde established the city as the main production hub for Imperial porcelain.This famous ancient ceramic production center, is located in Jiangxi province on the Kon River portion of the Yangtse river valley about 200 miles (320 kilometers) from Nanking, China. The pottery ” china ” from Jingdezhen was regarded as blue as the sky, bright as a mirror, thin as paper and it sounds like a chime. The photos 0n  Jingdezhen came from francespalmerpottery.com

Jingdezhen porcelain brushwork

francespalmerpottery.com

 Filling the slip cast molds - Jingdezhen pottery

francespalmerpottery.com

 Jingdezhen porcelain - throwing a large platter

 Jingdezhen porcelain -trimming a large platter

 Jingdezhen porcelain -pottery trimming

 Jingdezhen porcelain -pottery decoration

 Jingdezhen porcelain -large pottery vessel decoration

 Jingdezhen porcelain -monumental blue and white pottery vessels

 Jingdezhen cinnabar porcelain delivery

 Jingdezhen Ware Qing Dynasty Jar with Fencai Design of a Hundred Deers,

Qinglong Reign, AD 1736-1795 

Shanghai Museum

  Carving Earthen Pottery Vase - Jingdezhen

 Street sculpture outside a school- n Qingdao, China

 Shiwan ceramic sculptures, China

The Shiwan Town of Foshan City, Guangdong Province,  is also a famous pottery production places in China, renown for its ceramic sculptures.  The artistry of Shiwan pottery developed in the beginning with the production of functional items for daily use, and , gradually formed its own style starting in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). It reached its heyday during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 ) It is currently undergoing a revival with new artists emerging under the guidance of the older masters.

 Shiwan pottery elephant figurines

 Shiwan pottery reclining scholar

 Shiwan water buffalo sculpture

 Shiwan dog figurine

Shiwan ceramic sculpture – meditating Taoist

Shiwan Figurine – Liu Yongchuan ceramic master

Guangdong Shiwan Ceramics Museum

 Liu Yongchuan was well-known for his figure sculptures

(1916- 2000)

Chinese Shiwan figurine – Huo Jin

Liu Zemian   Shiwan ceramic artist

Pan Yushu – Shiwan figurine

Guangdong Shiwan Ceramics Museum

Wen Songling  scholar figurine

Liu Zemian Shiwan Chinese folk art  sculpture

 Chinese figurine of Lokapola

Kim Jin Hyun video

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The movement and balance of the body during dancing offers a myriad of fascinating shapes and forms for the artist. With added elegance and passion there is no shortage of inspiration to be captured. Even the most abstract artistic interpretation of dance can express the free spirit of a body in creative motion.

I’d venture to say that dance was the original performing art, evolving from the spontaneous expression of spiritual forces during tribal gatherings and also developed as a vehicle for storytelling and deity worship. This is evident in ancient rock paintings, which depicted the dancing of ceremonial performances and tribal celebrations vividly. Whether it be the spirit invocation of a shaman and their unpredictable body reactions during ecstatic trance states in healing rituals or the choreography of a group of dancers, all the entrancing dance movements have been recorded. Detailed dance performance were created by the ancient tribes as a means to pass down their history through the generations.
Dance is where chaos and harmony can merge and a dancer can transcend his individuality during a performance. The flexing muscles, the extended limbs, the exquisite balance and depth of rhythmic expression, during the sequence of his own sculpted movements, provides the perfect medium to be frozen in form by an artist, especially with sculpture. The cohesion of movement, mind and spirit providing an irresistible source of subject matter

Art Deco Bronze figurine of Tierra by Priess

Erte Oriental Mystery Bronze Vase 1990

1930′s Art-Deco Russian Ballet porcelain figurine - -William Goebel

  Flamenco Dancers sculpture installation by Russian artist Ilia Idelchik at Spanish Village, Balboa Park, San Diego

sdflamenco.com

Bronze dance couple figurines sculpture

Bronzedynasty

 “Abstract Dancer” Raku Vessel. Michael Gustavson

( Latitude Gallery )

Art Deco ceramic figure by Rudolf Podany for Keramos, Austria 1920s – height 33.5 cm

Argentine tango sculpture  - John Brown

‘Art and Fashion’ – Judith Meulenbe

Art Deco pottery figure by Katzhutte

‘Spring Dance’, French Art Deco Dancers by Pierre Laurel, circa 1925

( James Infante )

Bronze Dancing Lady Sculpture

C. Rossi- art deco sculpture

Dancers Xyla Johnson, Tanicia Nastacio, and Alexandra Nastacio perform the Pottery Dance.

Cellicion Traditional Zuni Dancers celebrating the Summer Solstice at Chaco Canyon National Historical Park

Ceramic Argentinian Tango dancers

Art Deco Dancing Lady Clock

( sheryl’s-artdeco.com )

Daum Pate De Verre glass palm magnum vase

Dancing couple sculpture – Daum

Faience Dancer by D’Argyl

Sheryls Art Deco

Goldscheider pottery figurine -‘Sailor’s Dance’  by Dakon,

Austria circa-1928

La Valse [The Waltz], 1889-1905 – Camille Claudel

Jacques Lipchitz – Dancer

( Lipchitz was an ardent collector of  African art. )

Pieces Of Puzzle – Rajendra Pradhan, India

Modele La Danse – Larche Raoul Francois table lamp

Kees Verkade sculpture at Biot

Eve -1928-Cleveland Museum Of Art

Marie Paule Deville Chabrolle sculpture

Maurice Bouval Nouveau Gilt Bronze Flamenco Dancer

Sherri K. McEuen – Butterfly Princess -bronze sculpture

Laurenzl Art Deco Dancer  1930s – Figurine – Goldscheider Wein

Robert Holmes Dancers IV

Pair of porcelain dancing figurines – Robi

David Perret outdoor sculpture

Andrew Benyei Perfect Marriage – dancer sculptures

The Circle of Love sculpture by Kim Lawerence,

Duncan McClellan – Art Glass Dancing Vase

 Bronze art deco dancing girl sculpture signed C.MIRVAL

Russian Ballet dancers clock Molnija  –1960′s-

Art deco metal sculpture “Liesse” (Jubilation) signed Fayral (Pierre Lefaguays pseudonym).

Height 11.4 inches

Roman relief with a dancing maenad

ca.-27 BC–14 AD

( Met Museum )

Fayral statue art deco

Edouard Cazaux dancers cup

Statue of Anna Pavlova on the dome of the Victoria Palace Theatre , London

Steven McGovney-Idle Riche -Dancer Teapots

Swirling Sprites vase by Judith Taylor

Judith-Taylor –  former soloist with the American Ballet Theater now using  movement to bring clay to life

Vintage Ceramic Samba Dancer Salt-& Pepper Shaker Set -  Galagray-

Female dancers on Boiotian pot,-circa-640-BCE

Brian Chessmar  - Bequest

USA

Some of the dance sculptures from above  shown with  background music by Shelea

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Modernist magnificence

A new radical era of design evolved during the turn of the century which moved away from the excessive ornamental tradition which had dominated decor trends for decades to a streamlined, accessible functional design for a more minimalist aesthetic. The original designs of this modernist movement, regarded by some as non-conformist and even viewed by other contemporaries as audacious and scandalous, gradually gained wider acceptance and captivated the mainstream market when post war production got moving.

Marcel Breuer, the Bauhaus furniture designer and architect, began working with lightweight tubular steel in 1925, which together with flexible plywood had opened up a myriad of design possibilities to support the modernist design philosophy of clean lines and geometry. The new materials and production techniques were quickly adopted by the design greats of this era such as Alvar Aalto and his Finnish firm Artek, Americans Charles and Ray Eames, Le Corbusier from France, Swedish Bruno Mathsson and Gio Ponti and Carlo Mollino from Italy. Their styles were like a breath of fresh air, offering a radically different alternative to the cluttered, busy decorating ideals that were ready for an overhaul.

Molding techniques, especially with the new plastics, allowed the design elements to be pushed even further, while still adhering to simple lines, and the decorative pieces were also adapted to this modern aesthetic to compliment these innovative styles.
Most of the 20th Centuries art movements: futurism, cubism, constructivism, surrealism, abstract expressionism, art deco all contributed to the evoltution of modernistic design. Manufacturers took iconic elements from these styles and simplified them for mass production.Their influence is detectable and contributes to their subtle attraction.
The modernist simplicity, timeless elegance and high craftmanship has led to a longevity that has preserved its contemporary and compelling appeal, which is reflected in the values being fetched today in the market place.
Featured below is a collection of modernist furniture and decorative pieces from 1905 to 1976

Georges Jouve  -  Three ceramic bottles

1957

( Phillips, London )

Alexandre Noll  abstract sculpture 1950

( Phillips, New York )

Abstract Ca t- André Freymond,-23cm

1950′s

( ceramic-signatures.com )

André Masson modernist jug

Arabesque - Carlo Mollino 1950, Turin

( architetto-contemporaneo.it )

Axel Johann Salto -ceramic lamp base 1968

( Phillips, London )

Casa Orengo  lounge chair — Carlo Mollino

( italiaspeed.com )

Stilnovo – atomic ceiling light, circa 1957

( Phillips, London )

 Charlotte Perriand -Tunisie bookcase

1952

( Phillips, New York )

Claudia Australia – mid century jug

( Bemboka Gallery )

Constructivism sculpture  - Naum Gabo

http://theflyingmallet.wordpress.com/

Cosmic Bowl  – May Hamilton, USA  1936

Photo – Peter Brenner

( MOCAD )

Display at Ghent Design Market

( thegoodolddayz.wordpress.com )

Ettore Sottsass Jr  - ‘ Ho’ vase, 1968

( Phillips, London )

Lucie Rie – Flattened ovoid vase,- ca 1965

( Phillips, London )

Gabriella Crespi- ” z ” desk -Italy, 1973

Brass covered wood

( A classic piece but talk about modernist madness – the estimate was $10,000 t0 $15,000, it fetched $220,000  )

 Phillips, London

Georges Jouve -lime green vase

1947

( Phillips, New York )

Georges Jouve - lidded box

1955

( Phillips, London )

Georges Jouve- stoneware ” lyre ” wall lights

1956

( Phillips, New York )

Gio Ponti  “Il Circo” circus themed porcelain vase, Italy

1920

( therepublicofless.wordpress.com )

Gordon B. Newell  USA 1958

I’ve seen this labelled as Anteater and  Polar Bear, take your pick.

( Artprice )

Ovoid form vase, circa 1913  - Jean Dunand, France

( Phillips, New York )

Henri Simmen and Eugene O’Kin Pear shaped bottle – 1920

 Andre Gigon  mid-century ceramic bottle

1951

This Nordic vase in the ‘budding’ style certainly got them ‘ bidding ‘  - Alex Johhan Salto for Royal Copenhagen, 1944

Height 16 inch

( realized $603,000 at a 273.25% increase on the valuation at Phillips,London )

Jacques Innocenti (1926-1958) – large earthenware baluster vase, decorated with two large birds, green slip on black and turquoise enamel highlights

1954

Jaques and Dani Ruelland lamp base 1960

( Phillips, London )

Jeroen Verhoeven- cinderella table

Karl-Scheid  - stoneware footed bowl 1973

Waylande Gregory Phoenix Lamp Base – 1940′s

(  Renaissance Man Antiques -1stdibs )

Large ‘Seed pod’ vase, 1949 – Alex Johhan Salto  for Royal Copenhagen

( Phillips, London )

Le Corbusier abstract sculpture – 1957

( http://mondo-blogo.blogspot.com.au/ )

Marcello Fantoni glazed earthenware sculpture 1976

( Phillips, London )

Maria Pergay – Ring Chair 1968

‘Miranda’ vase, designed for Rorstrand, Sweden

1938

PAOLO DE POLI ceramic bottles 50′s

 Created by Jayme Odgers for the 1972 catalog of Architectural Pottery’s Pro Artisan Collection

( MOCAD )

Pierced porcelain modernist vase – Rosenthal, Germany

Preben Fabricius and Jorgen Kastholme Early ‘Grasshopper’ chaise longue, designed  1968

( Phillips, London )

Glazed Toucan by Waylande Gregory – 1950′s

(  Renaissance Man Antiques -1stdibs )

 Roberto Pennetta mid-century chair

Lampe Morille –Maison Charles -circa-1970

 DAniel Derock and LOïc de Bailliencourt ( DALO ), and ceramic top table by Roger Capron

( galerieriviera.com )

Serge Mouille –Monotype sculpture 1955

( Phillips, New York )

STIG LINDBERG-1950′s Egg sculpture

( Phillips, London )

Tapio Wirkkala bird sculpture

1951

( Phillips, London )

Toni Muona  for Arabia, Finland 1940′s ceramic vase

 Marcello Fantoni sculpture – 1973

( Phillips, London )

Constellation with Two Pins - Alexander Calder

1943

( calder-foundation )

 CARSTENS – giant fat lava floor vase

‘ La Biche  No. 37 ‘   – Le Corbusier

Theodore Roszak - Bi Polar in Red 1940

( MondoBlogo )

Hourglass Planter by LaGardo Tackett

1950

( MOCAD )

…

Unless stated otherwise all the above images were sourced from Phillips de Pury & Company, see here 

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 Preston Singletary

Preston Singletary’s artistic direction shifted in the early 1990’s to re-connecting with his Native American influences and his Tlingit roots. North Pacific Coast artists such as Joe Brown gave him guidance to integrate spiritual and cultural aspects into his designs and delve into his ancestral past. Southwest Native symbols, animal spirits, icons, sacred motifs, supernatural beings and transformative themes became a focal point in his art. His interest in the “primitivism” of the Modern Art Movement”, where schematic abstract forms were expressed to embody the outside and inner worlds also became a key element in his interpretation of the indigenous art.
His works abound with myths and legends shown through using sacred natural designs such as wolves, frogs, bears, ravens, eagles, orcas, and humans; legendary creatures such as thunderbirds and sisiutls. Characteristic abstract designs are depicted with patterns following the formline styles of this Northwest Coastal Art. His cultural exploration is expressed with continuous, flowing, curvilinear lines that turn, swell and diminish in a prescribed manner with characteristic shapes such as ovoids, U forms and S forms.

http://prestonsingletary.com/

Bill Reid gold Dogfish Brooch, c. 1959. From ‘Bill Reid’ by Doris Shadbolt

During the early 20th century, very few First Nations artists in the Northwest Coast region were producing art. However the mid-20th century saw a revival of interest and production of Northwest Coast art, due to the influence of artists such as Bill Reid. This has continued and expanded with newer generations and Preston Singletary’s art exemplifies this. He has chosen a fresh medium of glass to represent his dynamic styles and his training included working with Venetian glass legend Lino Tagliapietra, and studying Swedish design at Kosta Boda. He has also collaborated with other glass and ceramic artists in the USA , Hawaii, New Zealand and Australia to diversify and broaden his skills and examples of this are shown below. Also two pieces of art by New Zealand Maori’s are displayed due to the similarities of the Northwest Coastal Art to the traditional styles of the Pacific Islanders.

” My work continues to evolve and connect my personal cultural perspective to current modern art movements, and I have received much attention for striving to keep the work fresh and relevant. I have been honored that my success has inspired other artists from underrepresented indigenous cultures to use glass and other non-traditional materials in their work, and hope that I can continue to encourage more innovation in this area as my career progresses. ” ~ Preston Singletary

Checkered Turtles –Jody Naranjo & Preston Singletary

     Family Story Totem – Preston Singletary

Tsagiglalal, Guardian Nihhluidih

Columbia Hills State Park, USA

 Into The Woods  – Preston Singletary

( http://prestonsingletary.com/ )

2013

Loon Bowl  - Stewart Jacobs

Carved ceramic 2005

The Loon perceived by the Northwest Coast People as being carriers of power and magic,  is recognized for its spirit of peace, tranquility and generosity.

( canadianindianart.com )

Jody Naranjo natural clay vase

( blueraingallery.com )

“The Calm of Winter” – Jody Naranjo

Blue Rain Gallery

Jody Naranjo and Preston Singletary Collaboration—Blue Rain Gallery

Jody Naranjo—contemporary Peublo pottery

Blue Rain Gallery

Peacocks on Parade — Jody Naranjo & Preston Singletary collaboration

Blue Rain Gallery

Horse Stampede  – Jody Naranjo and Preston Singletary

Kiwi  by, New Zealand Māori artist Kerry Kapua Thompson

Kotuku (White Heron) by Māori artist Rex Homan

Glass sculpture  Levitate by Preston Singletary

American North West Coastal Indian Mask

Pattern Board for a Chilkat Tunic, painted wood, c. 1840

Preston Singletary & Tammy Garcia-2008-~-sand carved glass

( Blue Rain Gallery / Santa Fe New Mexico )

Preston Singletary, Emblem of  Creation–2013

( http://prestonsingletary.com/ )

Preston Singletary and Dante Marioni glass vase

Preston Singletary,  - Gray Whale,- 2013

Preston Singletary Great Whale sandblasted  glass sculpture

Preston Singletary – Tlingit Basket

Preston Singletary Two Wolves and the Moon 2013

Height 20.75 inches

Preston Singletary — Blue Rain Gallery

Preston Singletary  - Blue Rain Gallery–Santa Fe, New Mexico

Preston Singletary –  Journey to the Land of the Dead - sandblasted glass

2014

 Preston Singletary – Frog tongue 2013

Whale and Eagle — bronze sculpture - Preston Singletary

height-18inches

Raven’s Eye — Preston Singletary & Ross Richmond

Return from the Other World  – Preston Singletary

(2013)

 The Boy with the Light  — Preston Singletary  - 0v0id glass sculpture

Spirit of a goose -2012—Preston Singletary

Tammy Garcia — Thunderbird Pop — natural clay with turquoise inlay

( Blue Rain Gallery / Santa Fe New Mexico )

Tlingit Crest Hat by Preston Singletary,2007

North West Indian Totem pole sculpture

( Skinner )

Anasazi Dragonfly

 by Preston Singletary and Tammy Garcia ,2007

Blown and sandcarved glass, in collaboration with Preston Singletary

Translucent Copper (2013)—Preston Singletary

Preston Singletary and Dante Marioni

Vancouver Island Tribe, circa 1900, potlatch dance mask, at the National Museum of the American Indian exhibition “An Infiinity of Nations”

 Preston Singletary blown glass sculpture

Robert Davidson

Barbara Brotherton from the Seattle Art Museum claims that Canadian Robert Davidson is at the foundation level of reconstructing culture through visual art. “ For a long time what was called a ‘renaissance’ is really a reformulation and a rebirth of visual traditions that had been lost. It wasn’t until the 1970′s, after he’d studied the deeper meanings and age-old principles behind Haida art and design, that “abstract impulses” started flowing through his own paintings and carvings “, Brotherton says.
One of the interesting things about Davidson’s work is that while it obviously pays homage to the techniques, motifs and narratives that came before, it is distinctly of his own time. ( via westpacificreview.com )
Davidson states that “ each one of us is connected to the ancient ways by a thin thread. And when we come together, we form a thick rope “  The same can be said for the collective contribution of the North West native artists in rediscovering  their ancient art.

http://www.robertdavidson.ca/

Robert Davidson Salmon Trout Head

15 x 11 x 6

 ( douglasreynoldsgallery.com )

Wooden sculpture, ‘Killer Whale Transforming into a Thunderbird ‘, by Robert Davidson

Supernatural Eye ( sliver ) sculpture by Robert Davidson

( Spirit Wrestler Gallery)

‘Canoe Breaker’ (Southeast Wind’s Brother), 2010, acrylic on canvas

Robert Davidson

Woman With Labret  - Robert Davidson mask

“Meeting at the Center”  by Robert Davidson

Vancouver, Canada

Don Yeomans - Butterfly panel

( Douglas Reynolds Gallery )

Snake and Raven Burl Carving – William Nahanee

( canadianindianart.com )

Jim Charlie Sea Bear panel

( Douglas Reynolds Gallery )

‘ Wasco & Killer Whales ‘  by Haida artist Marcel Russ.

Table with glass top insert over carving.

( Douglas Reynolds Gallery )

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 Ancient pottery wine amphora found in the ruins on the Island of Delos, Greece

The pottery decorations of ancient cultures were instrumental in preserving valuable historical details about daily life, cultural perceptions, myths and deeper spiritual beliefs. Even calendars and astrological events were recorded on pots. Historians would have been entirely clueless about the lifestyles of some past cultures without leads from these clay time-capsules. Symbols, rituals, language, cult procedures, talismanic charms and folklore were embodied in their pottery art.
The neolithic Trypilian potters merged utilitarian purpose with an aesthetic awareness using painted surfaces, incised patterns and shape to reflect their art and beliefs. The real and mythical worlds of the ancients co-existed in their beliefs and this became immortalized through their artistic expression.Through the ages many material clues have been left in pottery art that has been deciphered and understood while many mysteries still remain. But their presence is enough to grant a thread of perception to the beliefs and spirit of their time. Lineages of the past were reinforced by these artistic records and also have been reconstructed where oral traditions had failed and written records had disappeared.

Anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski stated that myth was used “to strengthen tradition and endow it with a greater value and prestige by tracing it back to a higher, better and more supernatural reality of ancient events” This is clearly evidenced in the myths and legends vividly depicted on many ancient ceramics which contributed to the cohesion and defining aspect of the local cultures.
As the archaeologists have recovered more ancient pottery, the extent of distribution and contact between nations has been revealed with the movement of Aegean, Hellenic, Etruscan and Roman pottery. The desire to record historical features in art has pervaded most ancient cultures and the combination of aesthetics and utility in ancient pottery art ensured its survival because it was produced in greater numbers then specific art pieces. Ancient painted ceramics, quite often objects of beauty, were considered in their time to be the domain of humble craftsmen rather than of fine artists. Fortunately, the wares of the meek survived the ages to be appreciated in the present for their universal appeal and insight into ancient mysteries.

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A diverse collection of ancient pottery.

 Green glazed ceramic statue of Yizhou Luohan from the 10th century, China

( ROM – Royal Ontario Museum )

Pointed Amphora -  500 – 490 BC   by Kleophrades Painter, considered to be one of  the greatest pot-painters of the Late Archaic period in Grecce

Dionysos in the centre of the vase with a vine, amongst revelling satyrs and maenads

The Derveni krater. Bronze. Greece-320 B.C

Ancient Persian horse head sculpture

Animal spouted pitcher, 9th–10th century

Persia, Nishapur, Sabz Pushan

 Apollo  kylix ( cup )

 Greece,-  480-470 BCE

 Apulian Red Figure Squat Lekythos with Aphrodite and Eros—4th Century BC

Baluster Jar - Chinese Yuan Dynasty

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 Anunnaki carving - an ancient Mesopotamian deity of the underworld.

Funery Vase – Centuripe in Sicily

3rd–2nd century B.C

( The Met, New York )

Ceramic pillow, China, Southern Song dynasty

12th-13th century

Ceramic Pitcher- Syria

late-12th-early-13th-century

Collection at LACMA

Chimu Marine Vessel, Peru

1100AD-1400AD

Classical Almond Flask — Culture: Archaic Greek

5th-Century BC

 Cosmetic box Egyptian

Late Period: Ptolemaic-664–300-B.C

Ceramic vessel –  Convent of Santo Domingo, Cuzco Peru

Detail of Roman Borghese vase with a high relief of Dionysus, maenads and satyrs.

Egyptian owl Relief plaque

 14th century Ceramic; Vessel, Fritware Egypt

Eros, Leda and the swan.- Attic Lekythos

375–350-BCE

Greek Volute Krater – this vessel was used to mix wine and water-400BC, Apula

 Kashan lustre bottle, Persia, circa-1200AD

Funerary Sculpture of a Chimera China, Eastern Han dynasty, 25-220AD

Gnathian black glazed terracotta lekytos depicting Eros. Magna Graecia, 4th-3rd century B.C

Persian Goblet – 14th-century

 Greek, Attic Panathenaic amphora, ca.500–490 B.C

 Greek ceramic Aryballos, ca.-570 B.C

Greek volute krater,-  Canosa, Southern Italy

 Japanese ceramic vessel for bulb growing,  18th-19th-century

 Greek, Terracotta, black figure lidded box (pyxis) by Haimon Painter

 500-474 BCE

10th century dish, East Persia or Central Asia

 Container in shape of double cartouche from tomb of Tutankhamun

Jamacoaque Shaman Vessel – Ecuador 300BC-400AD

Cypriot deer vessel 700-600BC

 Masked Figure Pendant,4th–8th century Costa Rica; Atlantic Watershed Jade

 Green glazed storage jarHan dynasty-( 206BC- 8AD )

 Mimbres Bowl, New Mexico  -  A.D. 850 to 1150

( Eumaros-Flickr )

 Japan, 19th century sculpture – Hirado Mikawachi ware; porcelain with white and blue glazes

Disc Shaped Okimono, or Desk Screen, with Rat, Fuji, Plovers, Waves, and Plum Design

LACMA

Minoan ritual vase, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England

Balkh–Period  vessel, Afghanistan

12th-century

Egyptian ceramic rattle in the form of a pig,- 2nd-1st-centuryB.C

Ring shaped askos with deer’s head spout, mid 4th-century BC

Melon shaped wine ewer  Goryeo dynasty, stoneware with incised decoration of bamboo under celadon glaze

Korea 12th century

( MET- NY )

 Sculpture found in underground Neolithic temple, Malta 3300BC

 Seated Monk – Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910),

Sculpture Molded stoneware with underglaze blue and clear glaze

( LACMA )

Persian water spout in the form of a man’s head  - Parthian period,-ca-1st-2nd-century-AD

Statuette of Osiris with the name of Padihorpere.-Late Period  712–525-B.C

Tang Dynasty figurine

 Chinese Qing dynasty large porcelain statue of Kwan Yin

Persian Tankard,12th or 13th century Ceramic

( LACMA )

Lustre bowl and cover, Spain-1440-1460

Bowl with Arabic Inscription Central Asia, 10th Century  Diameter 10-cm excavated in Samarkand

The State Hermitage Museum

Chinese Jar  - 550–599 AD

Korean Oil bottle, Goryeo dynasty-(918–1392), late-12th-century

Stoneware with reverse inlaid decoration of peonies under celadon glaze

( Met, NY )

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Laura Du Toit

” A common theme throughout my work is my interest in shapes, textures and colours found in nature. I find inspiration in volcanoes, fossils and geological formations, to name a few. Using materials like Kalahari sand, oxides, slip and multiple stoneware firings enable me to capture the weathered surfaces and patterns of the earth ” - Laura Du Toit, Cape Town, ZA

Slab built jar – Eddie Curtis

Eddie Curtis used contrasting copper effects for the  black rim and red reduction glaze over his textured jar

Mark Uzan ovoid red and black vessel

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 Beginnings of vermilion red

The first use of the red vermilion pigment, made with ground cinnabar, was documented around 7000–8000 BC and it was found in a Turkish neolithic village which is currently called Catalhoyuk. In Spain cinnabar was mined in the beginning of about 5300 BC, while in China the first documented use of Cinnabar as a pigment was by the Yangshao culture (5000–4000 BC)
Vermilion red was esteemed by the Chinese to symbolize good fortune and joy. They used it to paint their temples, the carriages of the Emperor, and favored it as a printing paste for personal name chops. It was also used for unique red calligraphic ink reserved for Emperors. Chinese Taoists associated vermilion with eternity as it was accociated with the colour of life. Hence it was widely used to paint ceramics, to cover the walls and floors of rooms, and for ritual ceremonies.
Vermilion was also used by the peoples of Central and South America, to paint ceramics, figurines, murals, and for the decoration of burials abd tombs.. It was used in the Chavin Civilization (400 BC – 200 AD), and in the Maya, Sican, Moche, and Inca Empire. The major source was the Huancavelica mine in the Andes mountains in central Peru.
In India vermilion or sindoor as it is called is the symbol of fertility, and it is applied on the forehead as a dot known as a bindu or on the hair parting of the woman signifying that she is married. A key ritual in the tradirional Indian marriages is application of vermilion by the groom on his bride, signifying their marital bond, which she applies everyday for the rest of life till her husband’s death.
Vermilion was the primary red pigment used by European painters from the Renaissance until the 20th century. However, because of its cost and toxicity, it was almost entirely replaced by a new synthetic pigment, cadmium red, in the 20th century.

Curiously,  Brett Gorvy, co-head of contemporary art at Christie’s International, said red was the most lucrative colour in art works, followed by white, blue, yellow, green and black, in that order. Cheyenne Westphal, chairman of Contemporary Art Europe at Sotheby’s, also claimed that “With art it’s always very difficult to quantify, but you can see it has an overall effect. So if the colour red is in a work or art it tends to get more expensive than others.” This has also been fueled by the input of the Chinese market but all power to the majestic red.

Christ en Croix ceramic lamp, 1950

( Orange Ceramiques )

Amazon - Patinated and cold painted bronze figure by Erte

Poppy Jasper natural stone

Porcelain figurine lizard-from Anya and Slava

Jemez Peublo vessel –  Marcella Yepa

Noguchi’s Red Cube sculpture on Broadway in lower Manhattan.

Pushkar Fair wall art, Rajasthan

Rocaille de l Océan — twinn handled amphora

Sarah Chenoweth Davis – Mini Lidded Jar

Bacterial Infection vessel by  Sasha Bakaric

Chapel Hill-NC

Small jug with sleeping women decoration by Louise Gardelle

L’opera Restaurant entrance, Paris

Tea Bowl With Stand- China Ming Dynasty

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Love Between Woman and Horse  - Sandy Wolk

Vertical Face by Rick Kirby v2

( Tanyaluk Photography on Flickr )

Victor Reyes Casa Grande

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Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals- Chinese Zodiac Heads at Somerset House in London.

Photograph: Andrew Winning/Reuters.

yunomi – Clary Illian from Shambhala Pottery

Les Eyziers-de-Tayac-Sirueil, France

Musée des Arts Forains de Paris ( Museum of Fairground Arts in Paris )

Heart Umbrella by Art Lebedev Studio

Amphora art nouveau mushroom pitcher

Venice carnival costume, Italy

Marianne de Trey Agateware vase

Natalya Sots vase of poppy flowers

 Dick Jemison’s collection of Abelam Yam Masks  - used in the ritual yam harvest ceremonies and festivals in Papua New Guinea, important to their spiritual life.

Adero Willard,- Quilt Swatch Jar

Craig Underhill vase

Bernadette te Wierik sculpture, Netherlands

Bill Hinz,-Mid Century tapestry

 ‘ Blushing profiles’- Sculpture by Tony Cragg

Helen Vaughan dish

Une Milione by Fabrise

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Chinese ceramic sculpture featuring an abstract Fu symbol base signed Fu Jian Hui Guan

Chinese gold Lacquered Figure of One of the Four Heavenly Kings dressed in Ornate Armor and crown

Courtyard Couture in Paris – photo by Mark Shaw, 1955

Dancing Butter Pot – Steven Summerville

Daniel Meyer

Paris Theatre Cafe

German Art Deco figurine pin cushion

German Hutschenreuther Selb Bavaria Art Deco Lady & Terrier Dog Porcelain Figure

Gustavsberg vintage ceramics in Sweden

 Mumbai street art

Japanese Pottery Bizenware –  Okayama Preferecture

Julie-Cline-teapot

 Gemma Orkin Protea Flower Pot

William Eicholtz sculpture

Bondi Sculpture By the Sea

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A collection of unique ceramic pieces ranging from rarities to curiosities, with some beauties and the occasional oddities. Selected for their unique functionality, style and form. The first image at the top is a piece I recently chanced upon at a Chinese grocery store which they were selling as a plate warmer. Its width is 10 inches and has a depth of  2 1/4 inches while being hollow inside.. It had a spout on the left which was used for adding hot water and has the auspicious Ba Kua eight sides. They were also used for foot warmers and even suspended on a cord around the neck ( hence the holes in the lugs ) to warm the Tan Tien ( Sea Of  Chi ) which is at the navel region  It was on a clearance special for $5 and I didn’t hesitate to acquire it.  Obviously not in great demand. The second piece below was at the other end of the scale. This sold at the Treasures of the Qing Court auction at Sotheby’s for $1,797,670.

Chinese porcelain plate warmer

Rare underglaze blue, polychrome enamelled ‘Magpie and Prunus’  Qianlong Moonflask

(1736 -1795) 

Grayson Perry : Revenge of the Alison Girls (2000)

Yolande Biver

Margaret Boozer, “Black Pacific” (detail), 2011, Black stoneware and porcelain wall art

( Loam Clay Studio )

Contemporary vessel - Akira Satake

Sandy Godwin – ornate porcelain bowls, ZA

Anne-Currier geometrical ceramic sculpture - Frieze series III 

Alberto Giacometti sculpture

Photo  Thierry Bressy

( 500px.com )

Auguste Delaherche, French faceted vase – 1910

( risdmuseum )

Black juglet from Jeruselum

These ” mini ” jugs date back to the Iron Age II, ca. 1000–586 B.C.E. It hasn’t yet been established why they were made in this diminutive size, but is has been assumed they were used for carrying precious perfume oils. They have been found mostly in tombs; so possibly they were burial gifts for the deceased.

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Boch Freres Keramis Vase by Charles Catteau

Canape Cactus by Maurizio Galante on display at the Triennale Milano

Chinese Wucai porcelain baluster jar covered with enameled mythical beasts and blue underglazed Buddhistic emblems.

Claudi Casanovas Deep form, 1990

 Galerie Besson

Ceramic bust – Erik Plöen,-Norway

( Craig Van Brulle )

 Emile Galle Faience Porcelain Cat

Nancy, France 19th Century

Villa Melrose Antiques

Francesca Guerrier Sculpture – 70′s

Karry Gallery

This pair of pots is an example of  “famille verte” porcelain. They take the form of the Chinese characters “Fu” (Happiness) and “Shou” (Long Life).

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Greek Skyphos (drinking-cup),-6th-century-BCE

 ( met, NY )

Hagi Ware Table Screen, Japan, 18th/19th century, rectangular, one side depicting a samurai and
child standing amongst autumn grasses on the edge of an inlet, signed “nagato ogi”
on the base in underglaze blue, ht. 11 3/8, lg. 16 3/4 inches.

Hand Coil Pot- Claire Woolard-ClayWorks

Heifetz sculptural table lamp

Jan Jacque -Pit Fired wall plaques

Nymphenburg couture edition Julia Black  designed by Christian Lacroix

 Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg, under the direction of Dr. Jörg Richtsfeld, is launching a limited edition of the world-famous Commedia Dell’Arte figurines produced by the rococo sculptor, Franz Anton Bustelli, in 1759/60. Sixteen internationally acclaimed fashion designers were invited to create “new clothes” as a new décor for their favourite figure in the Commedia Dell’Arte group

Stoneware Jar – Mamluk period-(1250–1517)

Joel Edwards Mid Century ceramic display

Common Ground at AMOCA

Payasa -  granite stone abstract garden sculpture - Anne Kampschulte

Leslie Avon Miller for koektrommel

Lynda Fraser –  The Flying Trapeze

 Dutch designer Jólan van der Wiel mixes a metal powder into his slip to make it magnetic. It is then placed onto a rotating surface and slowly built up using a nozzle, no moulds are needed.

Malcolm Greenwood vessel

Manjyot Ghataora –  carved, lidded Hindu art jar, India

Ceramic Fish Wall Decoration by Erwin Spuler-1959

Platter sets   –    Nikole Herriott

Photo Michael Graydon

 “Morning II” by Destiny Allison

Ping Dong – Port hacking Potters, Australia

Henan Jun porcelain pots design competition in Yuzhou City of Xuchang

Mid-Century Primavera Ceramic Vase

Paris, 1950′s

 French Art Deco Ceramic Vase,- Robert Lallemant

1928

 Cobalt Blue Vase - Roy Lizama

Our Changing Seas: A Ceramic Coral Reef  by Courtney Mattison

Photo by Arthur Evans

Tang Museum

The Promise - Matteo Pugliese

Ukwashela –The Proposal was sculpted by Petros Gumbi and painted by Mickey Chonco for Ardmore, South Africa

Depicting a traditional Zulu ceremony in which a man proposes to a woman and she accepts him by donning white beads. The figures dancing around the piece are symbolic of the couples coming of age as newlyweds. Other traditional symbols used are a wooden stick – induku, and a spoon -  ukhezo.

( Kalk Bay Modern )

Modernist Black a Moor Sculpture by Lorin Marsh, USA

circa 1970

( High Deco Style )

Carved double pink and white overlay-Beijing glass vase

viral-7  Jess Riva Cooper, Canada

Hennie Meyer – ceramic jug and bowl with weave pattern

( Afrikaner Gallery )

Paris artist Daniel Firman –  Elephant

Galerie Perrotins

Ursula Morley Price,–UK – stoneware vase with matte white glaze

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 Carved African terracotta pot

Art is an integral feature in defining a culture and all the mysteries, diversity and complexities of Africa can be found in their artistic expression. Terracotta sculptural figures and heads were discovered from the Nok culture of Nigeria dating back to 500 BC and they demonstrated a strong abstract figural interpretation in their art. The Kongo people and the Sherbro from Sierra Leone were famous for their stone sculptures while the Benin were known for their ivory carving. The origin of the bronze casting tradition began with the Igbo-Ukwu tribe of Nigeria around the 9th century AD and reached its pinnacle with the Ife people from Yoruba.

Malangatana Valente Nguenha

As various African kingdoms accumulated riches through trade of gold, agriculture, precious stones, cloth and other goods, the health and appearance of their rulers were considered  to be an important metaphor for their kingdoms strength and stability. Ceremonial occasions were a demonstration of splendor and power and the wealthy kingdoms were active patrons of the arts and had their own guilds of exclusive artists. Precious works of art were commissioned for personal and devotional use. The court of Benin ( Nigeria ) exemplifies this and many exquisite pieces in the form of masks, sculptures and jewelery were created. Other artists, outside the court, sometimes recreated these pieces, especially the carved sculptures, for commercial trading.
The shamans and power association leaders of a tribe cultivated the ability to wield natural resources and spiritual energies through their masks, sculptures and performances, where their understanding of plants, animals and spirituality were on display. Organic and inorganic materials such as flora, feathers, horns, porcupine quills, herbs and other elements became incorporated into their arts by adding them to their masks and sculptures.
The acquisition and maintenance of masks, sculptures, and other artistic symbols of power constituted a significant part of a specialists’ training. The artistry was usually shrouded in secrecy including the materials used and the identity of the artist, who were held in high regard for their skill and reverence.
The aristocracy and attendants wore pendants and carried objects bearing symbols of political and spiritual power. For most of the African kingdoms, the royal families and their ancestors were venerated in the form of brass cast and wood carved statues which were displayed on royal alters.

 A mask from Cameroon Savannah - Bamileke master Bamendjo

Nineteenth century,  Rietberg Museum

 Recognizable for their imposing forms with swollen cheeks and plump, big eyes. These masks were worn on the head like a crown. They were invested with a crucial role during the commemorations and the election of the king.

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African art has been a dynamic source of inspiration for numerous Western artists. The highly stylized treatment of the human figure in African sculptures had a direct input into the development of the avant garde movements of the modern art of Matisee and Picasso and the painting styles of post-Impressionists Cézanne and Gauguin. Modernist artists were drawn to African sculpture and art because of its sophisticated approach to the abstraction of the human form. Modigliani made sketches of the elongated heart shaped faces of Baule masks and this became an influence in some of his sculptures and paintings. Likewise Constantin Brancusi, Modigliani’s friend, introduced stylized elements into his sculptures. Picasso claimed that African sculptures had helped him to understand his purpose as a painter, which was not to entertain with decorative images, but to mediate between perceived reality and the creativity of the human mind—to be freed, or “exorcised,” from fear of the unknown by giving form to it.

 Dogon sculptures, Bandiagara Hills, Mali – Africa

 The figure in the foreground is attributed to the ‘Master of the Ogol’

Dallas Museum of Art

Stylized Cameroonian Woman sculpture with beads

 Anthropomorphic bark box, depicting the women’s headdress and cranial modification achieved by binding the heads of babies among the Mangbetu

Handpainted ceramic pot from Zimbabwe –    livingstoneart.be

 A staff used by devotees of Shango, the Yoruba orisha of thunder and lightning, carried in dancing rituals.

Idoma wooden multiple faced Ungulali headdress, Nigeria

20th century

An Ashanti gold pendant in the form of a stylized head. -  Ghana

 Wooden complex–Nigeria 20th century

British Museum

Ivory Coast sculpture of a Senufo seated female figure surmounted by a bowl and a bird

 Bonnie Ntshalishali lidded vessel for Ardmore, ZA

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 Idia, the mother of Oba Esigie, was granted the right to establish her own palace and ancestral altars as a reward for using her mystic powers to assist in victory in Benin’s war against the Igala. 

Brass weight for weighing gold dust in the form of a horse and rider

Ghana

South African- Mulondo Water Vessel,

  An anthropomorphic soapstone carving from an ancient site of Great Zimbabwe

British Museum, London

 Small polychrome pottery Ideqqi – Berbers – North Africa

Geometric patterns that adorn the pottery made by Maghreb women – found on textiles and female tattoos – carry out a symbolic meaning which dates back to Neolithic times.

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 Burkina Faso—Nuna ceramic storage jar

Shona sculpture Protective Mother - Patrick Fredy,  Zimbabwe

Masengo Gallery

 African Senufo Ceremonial Drum-(Pinge)

 Nigerian artist Sokari Douglas Camp bronze sculpture of Chief Aramchree

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 Chiefs stool supported by kneeling woman, attributed to the  master carver of his workshop, known as Master of Buli. Democratic Republic of Congo

 Dancing Figure – Nigerian sculptor Benedict Enwonwu

( Afro Au Go Go }

 Mwana Pwo dance mask, regarded as an idealised depiction of a beautiful young girl, showing facial scarification

 African terracotta pot

Dick Jemison Tribal Art Collections

 Ethiopian lidded string jar

 Mali Face Mask, Late 19th early 20th-century

Yoruba female Figure with Rooster Offering Bowl (Olumeye),

Late 19th early 20th century, Nigeria

 Tembe Folk Art Gourd, South Africa / Mozambique

Hennie Meyer pitcher

Afrikana Gallery

Ivory Coast carving of a woman with a pot

Barbier Mueller Museum, Geneva.

Large Abuja stoneware water pot by Ladi Kwali

Nigeria -circa 1960

Sakoto terracotta sculpture – African Tribal art

Louvre

 Louvre Paris- Tribal Art

Denver Rand Flickr

A marionette representing an idealised female beauty, used in the puppet plays performed by Bamana youths in Mali

African terracotta head sculpture

Ngady Amwaash Mask, Late -19th mid 20th century – Kuba

Art Institute Chicgo – Collections

Michael Cardew and Henry Bergen – large Bowl

1935

 Marka dance mask – Mali

 O Enigma  - Malangatana Valente Nguenha

2002

Mask for Sande Society (Ndoli-Jowei), Early mid 20th century

Sierra Leone

Mbolo Twin Mask – Baule peoples of the Ivory Coast

( Met NY )

Mwana Pwo Dance Mask, Late 19th early 20th century, Congo Chokwe

Art Institute Chicgo – Collections

Mwana Pwo, an archetypal female ancestor, asymbolizing fecundity and the prominent role of women in a matrilineal society.

Nok terracotta bust of a woman

Nigeria,

Osun Shrine Jar,-Early mid 20th century

Yoruba Nigeria

 Pendant Mask: Iyoba, 16th century

Nigeria; Edo, Court of Benin

( Met NY )

 Christian processional Cross, Mid-late 15th century – Ethiopia

 Prestige drinking vessel in the form of a head.

Country of Origin: Democratic Republic of Congo

( Werner Foreman Archive )

Statue in botanical gardens,-Capetown SA

 Mangbetu terracota sculpture vessel

Democratic Republic Congo

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Bruno Sserunkuuma—Ceramic Vessel

Brass head with a beaded crown and plume, Ife, Nigeria

14th-15th Century

British Museum

 Bronze figure of a hornblower, Benin, Africa

Late 16th century

British Museum

Africa carved wooden cup

British Museum

Democratic Republic of Congo bottle

 Mali Bambara wood carved statue with a face on each side.

height 37 inches

Yombe maternity figure – Phemba 12″ tall

A pair of Yoruba Ibeji figures

Lady Hands by Rufaro Ngoma

Zimbabwe Shona Stone Sculpture

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Roman mosaic in the House of Amphitrite

Located at Bulla Regia, an archaeological site in northwestern Tunisia, a former Roman city near modern Jendouba

Richard Mortel-flickr

The ancient art of mosaics stands as a symbol of eternity, due to its adoption by notable architects and artists in many great places of worship and in the adornment of ancient buildings and homes. Monumental murals, facades, floors and ceilings were ideal features for the mosaic medium as it was durable and easily adapted to intricate shapes and designs. Some of the finest examples of mosaic art can be found in the ancient art from the Greco-Roman world. The most popular subject for mosaics was mythological scenes, such as the triumphs of Neptune or Dionysos, which are the most frequently found. The Orpheus myth (with animals) and the muses (Clio, Melpomene, Thalia, Terpsichore, Urania, Euterpe, Calliope, Polyhymnia and Erato), sometimes with the god Apollo, are also often illustrated. Inspiration could also come from daily life, like dancing, hunting, agriculture, fishing, as well as arts and crafts. Amphitheater activities such as gladiator fights and circus games were also a much-appreciated subject for mosaics.The most famous mosaics of the Roman world were created in Africa and in Syria, the two richest provinces of the Roman Empire.

Arabic mosaic of ancient mosque in Saint Petersburg

Mosaics were also widely utilized in Islamic art, the medium being ideal for their use of complex geometric patterns and symbols on their secular buildings and huge Mosque structures. The Byzantine churches also contained many fine examples of this art form.

After the Roman authorities had decriminalised Christianity in the 4th Century, Constantine the Great and his mother Helena and the emerging Christian faith were prepared to build larger and more handsome edifices for worship than the furtive meeting-places (such as cave-churches).  The pagan outdoor architectural designs were replaced by temples for conducting worship indoors which eventually became grand architectural monuments of art featuring numerous depictions of saints and religious scenes.
Good early examples of the architectural basilica and use of mosaics include the Church of the Nativity at Bethlehem (6th century AD) and the church of St Elias at Thessalonica (5th century AD).

Mosaic facade at the Basilica St. Mark, Venice

 The word “mosaic” comes from the Italian word mazaico and the French word mozaique.

The magnificence of Byzantine architecture and mosaic art can be found in the two great basilicas of Ravenna in Italy. The most significant works all date back to between the fifth and sixth centuries after Basileus Justinian “The Great”, who became emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire in 527AD  with his royal headquarters in Constantinople, decided to liberate Italy from the Goths.
Images representing the mighty mosaics in ancient, antique and contemporary art are displayed below.

Stunning mosaics mixed with religious scenes and geometric detail

Santa Maria dell’ Ammiraglio church, dating from the 1140′s, Palermo

Aztec turquoise mosaic mask   The mask is made of cedar wood and covered with turquoise mosaic. The elliptical eyes consist of mother-of-pearl and the teeth are made of conch shell.

FransVandewalle – flickr

Native Latin American cultures developed mosaic art, the oldest pre-Columbian examples appear to date to around 600 BCE. Their mosaics featured precious stones such as tourquoise and coral and precious metals such as gold. and were used to adorn statues, ornament shields and body armor.

Roman Mosaic depicting the Triumph of Neptune, Bardo Museum, Tunisia

Bardo National Museum, Tunisia

 Abstract mosaic wall art - thenatureofmosaic

Gretchen McPherson - flickr

Morning Breezes by Linda Biggers- eggshell mosaic

3 Naïades Outdoor mosaic mural - Valerie and Dominique Villena (  I-Mosaique )

Interpretation of a painting by Tylek

Vibrant mosaic floral bathroom decoration - SICIS 

Forest designed by Yulia Hanansen

Great Lakes Ecosystems Mosaic Murals at Matthaei Botanical Gardens

Mosaic like painting by Vladimir Rasputin

Honey McCrary mosaic - Liza

Malibu’s La Villa Contenta mosaic tiled floor

Ancient Roman mosaic depicting Achiles dragging the body of Hector around the city of Troy

Spiraling In  - Anja Berkers

 Antonella Gallenda- floral mosaic art

Swan Lake Mosaic by Laura and Jack Harris

melonheadgallery on Flickr

Mosaic Mural – Pomona Mall, LA – Millard Sheets, 1962

Photo – Annie Laskey

 Laura Harris  Beautiful Fragments  mosaic

Beci Whatley  — Peacock Feather

Created using a build up of painted dots, mirrors and-rhinestone gems

Mosaic art India

 Drake—Casablanca – George Fishman

Nightmusic  - Carl and Sandra Bryant

Showcase Mosaics

Paeggio Umbro Conceived by Igor Marziali  based on art by Gerardo Dottori

MosaicReplublic

 In Den Besherfden Schuyt-(can be translated as In a barge ) byPerryTak

Amsterdan

Japanese Storks – Carl and Sandra Bryant

Dans le Pré, mosaic by Francoise Moulet

 Underwater Dance mosaic by David Chidgey

2008

Overcast –  Honey McCrary

Days of Birds by mosaicist Nikki Whitlock

 Paleo Christian mosaic - Bardo Museum

Richard Mortel – flickr

 Dolce and Gabbana mosaic inspired outfit

Dragonfly Gazing Ball -

Enchanted Mosaics etsy

Chris Emmert - Durango Mixed Media Mosaic

Eadweard Muybridge Mosaic–Kingston 2004

Emmamarie-flickr

La playa de ipanema – Roberto Burle Marx

 Jamestown 3–Third panel of three of a stained glass mosaic.- Barbara Benson Keith

Jamestown hospital, North Dakota

 La Treccia Bionda by Evelina Della Vedova for the studio Scuola Mosaicisti de Friuli

(based on a Giovanni Boldini Painting)

Venice Grand Canal mosaic art

Haman Leading Mordechai on Royal Horse from the book The Hidden and the Revealed: The Queen Esther Mosaics of Lilian Broca

Canadian artist Lilian Broca mosaic art

New York mosaic art

Lisa Arnold – flickr

 Metamorphosis mosaic by Mia Tavonatti

 A Michelangelo mosaic at St Peters

Howard Burton-flickr

Vienna mosaic in the shopping street of Kärntner Straße 16

 Frida Kahlo mosaic table top — Schandra Julia Zmijeski Mosaico

” They thought I was a Surrealist, but I never painted dreams, I just painted my own reality.”

‘ Naiads 2′ –  Porcelain mosaic outdoor mural—by  I Mosaique

Mosaic art bottle – Nancy Keating

Large floor mosaics of the Basilica of Aquileia - stories of Jonah

‘ Peacocks’  mosaic wall art by Ilana Shafir

Polymer clay mosaic-Wind Dancer by eggshelllady, via Flickr

 Valerie Nardin mosaic ovoid vessel

Ragazza Con Scodella-(Girl With Bowl),- Original artist – Felice Casorati

  A mosaic made by Maestro Igor Maziali using marble, stone, brick, ecological smalti, Venetian smalti and limestone

School garden Kagran Leherb mosaic- ‘Blumengoettin flora and Gaertner god Vertumnus’

1960

 Mosaic Birdbath – Carl and Sandra Bryant

http://www.showcasemosaics.com/

The Basilica of Saint Praxedes mosaic

Rome, Italy

  The Morello Bakery Art Nouveau wall mosaic, Palermo, Sicily

  A mosaic created by African American artist, Louis Delsarte, celebrating the art scene in Harlem New York. It was assembled in Munich, Germany and located at the façade of Citi One Bank on Frederick Douglass Boulevard and 125^th street.

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Sulphur Crested Cockatoos – Tiffany Studios, Mosaic Panel

Topaz Pool – Abstract mosaic by Lori Desormeaux

Gena – SICIS

Mosaic Hippo by thenatureofmosaic.

Marialuisa Tadei   “Il Castello di Sole”   – The Castle of the Sun  – 2013

280 x 490 x 280 cm. Silk, mosaic, wood. 2013 Venice Biennale

Read more about this remarkable mosaic sculpture here at Mosaicartnow

Trompe-l’oeil  – garden fish pond mosaic - Gary Drostle,

Woolwich, UK

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 Raku bowl master at Asukagama, Takumi Nakashima

 Japanese chawan in the traditional red and black by Shoraku Sasaki

This bowl received an award from the monk Kankei Moriyama.(1888-1955) and was named “Yume” – which means a dream.

( RubyLane )

Origins of Raku

The originator of raku in Japan was Sasaki Chojiro, who first produced raku pieces for the Japanese tea ceremony in the 16th century. He learnt the technique from his father Ameya, who was trained in the Ming Dynasty Sencai pottery tradition and was brought to Kyoto, Japan from China. The original chawan tea bowls were red and black and called ‘ Imma yaki ‘ These colors were favored because they represented the Yang elements which are grounding and support the tea ceremony principals of contemplation and austerity. This was further enhanced by using simple hand crafted forms while being balanced with the Yin forces of the abstract, asymmetrical shapes and the ethereal quality of the mysterious raku textures, appearance and colours.

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Nweka  -  Josette Boyer, France

Artblog

Three raku pigeons – Glo Coalson

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Raku Procedures

Despite Raku being primarily decorative and rarely used for functional purposes, Raku has maintained a healthy level of popularity in the West. Some of the reasons for this are the diversity of  lustres and unique colours that are attainable, the creation of desirable crackle effects, the dramatic and exciting production process, the versatility of the glazes,  the unpredictable  “ one of a kind  “ outcomes and the relatively fast results that can be achieved. Adherents have also been drawn to Raku because of its deep tradition in the Japanese culture.
After the initial formation of the clay pieces which have then been dried, bisqued and cooled, they are ready for glazing. The glaze can be applied by spraying, brushing, dipping the piece in a glaze or drizzled.  After glazing the piece it is then re-fired in a raku kiln. The decorated pieces are fired again to 1800 F and within about an hour, when the desired melting of the glazes have been achieved, they are immediately removed while still glowing with special raku tongs ( the dramatic stage ) and quickly placed into a metal container filled with organic materials such as straw, leaves, pine needles, sawdust or paper, then quickly sealed to be smoked and cooled down.
The thermal shock causes the glazes to craze and carbon fills the cracks giving the glaze it’s distinctive crackle appearance, especially with the white based glazes. As the piece sits in the combustion chamber, the decreased oxygen causes a chemical reaction in the glazes, resulting in metallic, iridescent colors. One glaze can produce a variety of colors as flashing occurs in areas that are exposed to more or less amounts of oxygen. The colors achieved are spontaneous and unable to be replicated.
The natural un-glazed clay will become black from the smoking environment, while the glazed areas, due to the rapid cooling, will have the desirable crackle effect and/or look of lustres to the glaze. The piece is then cooled by quenching with water and cleaned. The glaze firing and reduction process generally takes between one to two hours. A raku kiln can be fired in 20 minutes, as opposed to 12 hours for a regular kiln. All these above factors have made Raku a popular choice for pottery workshops which has contributed to its growth.

La porte du soleil raku vessel

This piece was fired with a copper bearing glaze that ages and mellows as it gets older Non functional, decorative use only

3.3″ h -x- 5.7″ w

Ron Mello Studio on Etsy

 Large abstract raku fired sculpture by Roger Capron.

 Raku bottle by Ryan Peters

  Black and white lidded raku jar - Andy Smith

 Athena Raku fired sculpture

2 artstudios

 Raku Bowl –  Jacques Tissot, Fribourg (Switzerland)

Caffeine Buzz teapot – Ryan Peters

2013

 Ryan Peters raku lidded jar

clayguyry

Ryan Peters Raku Pottery

 Dance of The Seven Raku Vases - Catherine Rehbein

 Naked Raku Fern dish – Eena Miller

 Raku earthenware on wood board  - Nicole Petrescu

Nicole Petrescu – Flickr

Raku sculptural vase – Shaun Hall

Raku horsehair pottery vase -Letsgetmuddy, California

This vase was coated with terra sigillata , a refined slip coating that is used to give a high satin gloss without the use of a glaze and burnished with a small stone at least three times before its initial bisque firing. It was then fired in my raku kiln. When the temperature reached approximately 1500 degrees F. it was removed from the kiln and horse hair held up against the hot pot. The black markings you see are what was left behind.
As the pot cooled it was fumed with an iron solution that gives it a warm fiery hue.

( Letsgetmuddy – flickr )

Jim Romberg, Canyon Moon

2005

Copper Raku Vase

 morphingmolecules-etsy

 Classic Red Raku Urn – ElementalUrns – Etsy

Francois Chesneau raku vessel  – la-porte-du-soleil

Paris

Horse hair raku bottle –  Saratoga clay arts

Raku bowl by Jacques-Tissot, Fribourg (Switzerland)

 Raku fired sculptural disc – La porte du soleil, France

Built from extruded elements, then raku fired -Brenda Dean

2007

Raku jar – La porte du soleil

Malcolm Davis shino glazed ( raku like ) vase

Nita Claise

Nita Claise raku pottery

Raku bottle Nita Claise, Indiana USA

Hand-thrown Scallop Bowl, raku fired –  Christopher Mathie

Hand thrown & Sculpted Raku Poppy Vessel - Christopher Mathie

 ” 2 Birds in a Tree “—   Raku Bird Feeder’ by ringoffire pottery

Nancy Pene raku

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Lidded raku jar – Nancy Pene

Tall black and white curling pieces – Tim Andrews

 Buddha Statue Seated in the Clouds Sculpture –  raku  - by Anita Feng – buddhabulider

Raku Pottery with melted glass by Steven Forbe deSoule

Ribbed Raku vessel by Ron Mello

Saturn Vessel – rakuvessels.com

33”h x 20”w x 20”d

Ron Mello

Raku ovoid vessel – Ron Mello Middleboro-MA,

Brent Skinner -lidded raku pot with handles

Ryan Peters

 Mary Kenny

Tim Scull,-ceramic artist doing raku and sagger fired pottery

Tony Evans — Raku Bowl on Wooden Stand

Tweezle Picksniffian -Raku Ceramic by Carole Fleischman

 Nina Clais – sculptural raku bottle

Nina Clais raku teapot

Raku III  - Thierry FINIDORI (Vallauris)

Ceramic Copper Raku Vase

morphingmolecules – etsy

Handcrafted Raku leaves by Maarit Mattanen – Finland

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Sargent Claude Johnson  - Chester – 1930

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A collection of African American artworks, primarily focused on ceramic and sculptural pieces.  As I delved into the various Afro American art genres that I was able to source,  I was reminded of Ernie Barnes iconic album cover “Sugar Shack “ for Marvin Gaye’s 1976  “ I want You”.  The tapestry of  black dancers depicted  a writhing sensual embodiment of the human soul, captured by a collective primordial rhythm in motion. The newer art is still an affirmation of enthralling movement and colours and it was gratifying to discover it again,  exuding natural expression in the spirit of this transcendental aesthetic.

 Ghetto Voice In Orange – Willie Bing Davis

Doyle Lane – ( 1925 – 2002 )

Doyle Lane, whose work is in the collection of the California African American Museum in Los Angeles and will be featured in a Venice Biennale show in 2015, was apparently a modest man. “I don’t think an artist should really put his work on a pedestal because he isn’t the one to determine the aesthetic value,” he said in a 1981 interview with Studio Potter magazine. “When someone buys a piece of work, that is the only compliment. Anything else could just be flattery.” ( via LAtimes ) As a clay artist, Doyle Lane liked the mobility of ceramic art, “Why not take paintings out of doors,” he also declared in that 1981 interview, “where one may sit and watch the changing play of sunshine on the glazes and thus have changes of mood during the day?”

Doyle Lane globular vessel with a textured volcanic glaze.

 Doyle Lane ribbed bottle

 Doyle Lane abstract textured bottle

 Doyle Lane weed pots

Doyle Lane – contemporary ovoid pod vessel

 Doyle Lane mid-century pottery

Doyle Lane round wall art

( at a recent exhibition at Refom Gallery )

Doyle Lane ceramic mosaic

Doyle Lane giving a pottery throwing demonstration

( 1925 – 2002 )

 Cheryl Foster 

 Cheryl Foster outdoor sculpture

Maryland’s Bounty mosaic mural by Cheryl Foster

 Wishing Vessel –  Pulsating with Life – Cheryl Foster

 Nancy Ellen Churchville – Philadelphia. PA

http://blackartinamerica.com/profile/NancyEllenChurchville

Nancy Ellen Churchville -  Joy Unspeakable 

 Freedom’s Dance sculpture

 Nancy Ellen Churchville – 12″ height

Freedom’s Dance sculpture  Nancy Ellen Churchville  View 2

 Blackbird – Nancy Ellen Churchville

 Full body sculpture  - Nancy Ellen Churchville

Praise Vase -  Nancy Ellen Churchville

 Nancy Ellen Churchville

 Ceramic sculpture - Nancy Ellen Churchville

Prayer Warrior - Nancy Ellen churchville

Dudly Vaccianna

http://dvaccianna.weebly.com/

 Dudly Vaccianna painted glass dish

 Dudly Vaccianna  vase

 Dudly Vaccianna dancing women plate

Vase-#10   Dudley Vaccianna

Dudley Vaccianna

Handpainted plate Dudley Vaccianna

 Dudley Vaccianna

 Dudley Vaccianna painting

Watercolor by Dudley Vaccianna: “ Salsa”

Afro American photographer Gordon Parks for Life magazine

 Kara Walker

Kara Walker with her sculpture superJumbo

“Marvelous Sugar Baby” by Kara Walker – at the old Domino sugar refinery in Brooklyn

 Grandmaster Taijay – painter/poet

Head Of Queen Mother Alpha Lioness Brown Sugar Spinx

Ms. Kara Walker’s…Spinx,

FROM MY PURVIEW, has taken
the image of the sugar cane
hack’n, no history have’n, GRINNIG, SLAVE…and lifted her back up to her rightful
place as the never before seen, Ancient Queen, Royal Mate of the Alpha Lion King AKA The Spinx.
Ms. Walker’s image is not grin’…she has time-less secrets/ who
understands the mysteries of the Spinx and his/her equal?
Her head wrap bears secret symbols and Royal seals…
just like when the Soul Sisters Of All Shades today
choose to wrap their heads
in exotic wrap’ns
I thought that I heard somebody say that,”some good folks
found the bones of a woman who
may just be the mother of all of us…” Can I get a…can I… uh…can ah’ git ah…witness?

-Grandmaster Taijay Harlem 7/5/14

Grandmaster Tajjay painting

Kimmy Cantrell – Atlanta

http://www.artjaz.com/artists/kimmy/

Kimmy Cantrell’s  ideal is to show the beauty within flaws. In his own words, “Imperfections tell stories far more compelling than perfection.  I’ve always loved primitive art, and I try to reflect that raw, primitive style in my own interpretations. Some of my work is tribal, and some is more universal. We all have roots, and the roots tend to come out in the works we create.”  Written in the eyes and titles, vibrantly colored faces tell stories which reflect the artist own experiences. Another signature of Kimmy’s work is his series of mixed media collages. The unique composition of elements such as clay, copper and sometimes stainless steel evolved from his series of masks. “I want to move people with the passion expressed in my work”

What If  sculptured mask - Kimmy Cantrell

Kimmy Cantrell

 Kimmy Cantrell – ” Green Hair “ abstract ceramic

 Kimmy Cantrell

Kimmy Cantrell

Mixed selection :

Hebron Chism

 Mambu Badu photography

 Black Beauty Mosaic panel – Wasentha Young

Dreamkeeper – Robert McKnight  sculpture

 Minor Effigy – Robert McKnight

  “Walking Away From the Fire” by Mr. Imagination ( Gregory Warmack  - 1948-2012 ), Chicago

30 x 23 x 9″ — concrete / cement sculpture.

http://shopbaiaonline.com/

Nigerian Mask

 Oluchi Orlandi

Player In Town  – Willie Torbert

Roderisk Vines –  ” Bebop “

Nigerian sculptor Theophilus Owusu Quame

( Black Art In america )

The Harp by African American Augusta Savage

A sculpture for the 1939 New York World Fair

1946 sculpture bust by William E Artis

Woodrow Nash

Woodrow Nash weaves undulating lines over the surface of his sculptures combined with natural motifs which emulate the flowing style of Art Nouveau infused with the traditional, graceful African forms derivative of 15th century Benin. With both his full length pieces and busts, he successfully creates a sense of comfortable intimacy and inclusiveness with his sculptures. The depth of his exploration of the spirit of his culture is palpable.

American sculptor Woodrow Nash

 Life size carved bust - Woodrow Nash

3 African Women – Woodrow Nash sculptural figures

Woodrow Nash

Wooodrow Nash ceramic bust

Woodrow Nash – African sculpture

Sculptures of children – Woodrow Nash

 Woodrow Nash

Woodrow Nash sculpture bust

Bust of African girl with wings - Woodrow Nash

 Carved ceramic vase –  Woodrow Nash

Preston Jackson

 Preston Jackson - Emancipation

Connecticut River in Hartford

 The Souvenir  – Preston Jackson

2008

 http://www.prestonjacksonart.com/

 Flight of the Cakewalkers by Preston Jackson

Laundry Goddess—Flickr–Houston Roderick

Sugar Shack – Ernie Barnes

listen  Katherine-Harrison  - abstract collage

41st and Drexel, Bronzeville mural, Chicago

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Czechoslavakia is blessed with a fascinating history of ceramic design which developed rapidly after the introduction of porcelain in the 1790′s.This was in the region around the town Karlovy Vary ( Carlsbad ) where rich deposits of kaolin could be found.  Decorative pottery production was prolific during the Art Nouveau/Jugendstil era through to the decades of Art Deco.

Royal Dux Bohemia

Royal Dux was originally known as the Duxer Porzellanmanufaktur or Dux Porcelain Manufactory, and was established in 1860 by Eduard Eichler in Czechoslovakia when it was known as Bohemia. By the turn of the century, the  firm specialized in porcelain statues and busts of Art Nouveau-style maidens, large porcelain figures, and ornate vases with three-dimensional sculptured figures embracing the surface. By 1937, the company had over 12,000 molds for porcelain. Typically, scenes of scantily clad, enchanting women would be cavorting by a pond surrounded by leaves, foliage and trees. The most successful development phase of Royal Dux was the Art Nouveau era when the ceramic modeler Alois Hampel worked for the company. Some of the original 19th century molds which were established at that time are in production to this day. The diverse range of Dux Art Deco and modernist figurines are still being admired and collected.  

 Royal Dux kneeling Art Deco figurine

 Royal Dux–Amphora, Riessner, Kessell & Stellmacher

Huge Czech Deco Royal Dux Porcelain Statue of twins by Shaff,  1930′s

Modernist figurine by Jaroslav Ježek -(Royal-Dux)

Czech Royal Dux lady fan dancer - 1920′s

 Large Royal Dux Bohemia Art Nouveau vase, internal pearl glaze

Porcelain Royal Dux Deco figurine

 Royal Dux hunting figure, riding a horse wearing a tricorn hat and holding a hunting horn, with hunting hounds.

( Aspire Auctions )

Bohemia Royal Dux Porcelain Geisha Girl Vase

 Czech Royal Dux Art Deco Female Snake Charmer

Mid – Century Hen figurine designed by Jaroslav Jezek

 1963

Very large Royal Dux Amphora Art Nouveau Vase

 Art Nouveau letter stand – Royal Dux

Art Nouveau Royal Dux figural jardiniere

Classic Art Deco Royal Dux figure with greyhounds

height 37cm

 Mint Green Royal Dux Figurine Flamingo Dancer

24cm Tall

Prague Potter Ivan Angelov Panov

Originally born in Bulgaria, where he pursued his interest in sculpture and art from a young age, Ivan Panov has established a ceramic studio and school in Prague.

http://ceramic-studio.net/site/

Blue Leo Ivan Angelov Panov

Boris Ivan Angelov Panov

 Doli bel iii  covered jar – Ivan Angelov Panov

Abstract ceramic bowl- Ivan Angelov Panov, Prague

A joy fruit bowl by Ivan Angelov Panov

Green Imagion  pticher Ivan Angelov Panov

 Neron Hadrijan-Ivan Angelov Panov

Fish Rajna – Ivan Angelov Panov

Czechosl0vakia

‘ Rok ‘  – Ivan Angelov Panov rocking horse

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Kubista Gallery 

The Museum of Czech Cubism is situated at the beautifully restored Grand Café Orient in the upper floors of the House at the Black Madonna, in the historical center of Prague.  Both originals and unique replicas of classic Czech design, particularly rare cubist and art deco objects can be purchased.

 Graniton covered ceramic box  - Kubista

original 1925

 Black and White Art Deco Coffee Pot—Pavel Janák—1912

Pavel Janak ovoid Art Deco vase

 Art Deco sugar bowl – Pavel Janak

Kubista Replica of sugar bowl and milk jug from the collection of Cubist ceramics and furniture in Bauer’s Villa in Libodřice

 Ceramic mugs by Pavlína Lubomírská

 Elegant Art Deco lidded vessel

1925

Pravoslav Rada

The cat lying with blue striped tail – Pravoslav Rada

Pravoslav Rada-1988,- Czech Keramika

Anthropomorphic double gourd ceramic -Pravoslav Rada,

1961

 Prague Art Nouveau - Damyan Artist –  flickr

Brass Art Deco Figure signed Allmann-1930

Antiques Michal Jankovský, Prague

Plant form vase – Johann Lötz Witwe Glassworks

Bohemian Amphora Art Nouveau vase

Art Nouveau vase, Czechoslovakia

1900

Alcron Hotel Prague – Art Deco dancer sculpture

Art Deco animatronic clock by Andres and Dworsky, 1920

Hand painted Czech Art Deco vase

Art Deco wall plaque – Czech Republic

Czechoslovakian modernist pitcher

Wall Mask Czech Art Deco

Bedouin sculptural busts – Eduard Stellmacher-(1868-1929)

Bohemia 1890

Erphila Art Deco Czech Pottery Vase

Art Nouveau Trihedral vase  - Karel Babka

Museum of Decorative Arts In Prague

Rudolf Hamršmíd ( 1878 – 1966 ) Art NouveauVase,-1899,-UPM

Napolean sculpture by Scheibe – 1920 – from the Napoleon Crossing the Alps painting by Jacques Louis David.

Antiques Maiselova

antikpraha.cz

Celda Klouček vase

CzechAmphora vase

Pair of Czech Art Deco Figural Vases

Dish With Harpies – Boudová Suchardová

1900

calypsospot – flickr

Rabbi Loew – Alchemist and Kabbalah scholar. Designed by Art Nouveau designer Ladislav Saloun and sculpted by Eduard Zvelebil in the early 1910′s, at the dawn of Czech independence. In 1940 when the Germans invaded Czechoslovakia, the statue was earmarked to be destroyed, but Ladislav whisked the large statue away in the night and hid it at his home.

The Kiss – Ladislav Šaloun

1899

Modernist bowl by Rudolf Schwedler-(1896-1981), Harrachov glassworks and brewery, Czechoslavakia

Large Royal Dux Amphora vase with four owls

Height 16 1/2 inches

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 This 7.5m high bronze sculpture, is part of the series ‘I-am’ by Australian sculptor Andrew Rogers

Canberra Airport

 Perception & Reality - Andrew Rogers

Canberra National Airport

750 cm High (25 feet)  3.7 tons

Perception & Reality – Melbournian artist Andrew Rogers

2012

Upon arrival at the new Canberra airport, you are confronted with the 25 feet tall sculpture “ I Am ” by Andrew Rogers and upon exit, his 25 feet tall sculpture “ Perception & Reality ” comes into view.  All together 14 sculptures by various artists have been added to the airport and the adjacent Brindabella Business Park. This includes several brilliant pieces by the airports world renown sculptor-in-residence Ante Dabro, who has so far contributed 5 pieces. This is a mere appetizer for the abundance of sculptural art that can be found in Canberra. Despite having a modest population of around 379,000, the Australian capital city of Canberra is a cultural hub due to being the location for the National Art Gallery, the National Museum, the War Memorial and the Federal Parliament.
The architecturally planned national capital has a sculptural garden, which stretches from the Australian National Art Gallery down to the shores of Lake Burly Griffin, filled exclusively with native plants and trees. Planning for the Sculpture Garden began in the 70′s and some of the sculptures that had already been acquired reflected the Mid-Century modernist, abstract, industrial aethestic of that era. Works by Alexander Calder, Auguste Rodin, Henry Moore, and Clement Meadmore were early installations followed into the 80′s with sculptures by Aristide Maillol, Emile Antoine Bourdelle, Gaston Lachaise, Mark di Suvero, Bert Flugelman and Inge King.
In other locations in Canberra more wonderful Mid-Century pieces can be discovered by Robert Cooke, Margel Hinder, Herman Hohuas, Milan Vojsk and a 1961 sculpture by Tom Bass at the Civic Square.  There are many more contemporary sculptures by Australian and International artists being presented. Images of these works can be seen below. A GPS App called ‘Mobile Canberra’ is now available on iphone , Android and other tablet platforms, which shows the locations of the sculptures.

Genesis’  -  Ante Dabro

Brindabella Circuit,  Canberra, Australia

  ‘Seated Lady’ by Herman Hohuas

Canberra

( Another Chris – flickr )

‘Seated Lady’ by Herman Hohuas

( Another Chris – flickr )

French sculptor Aristide Maillol – ‘The Mountain’

National Gallery Sculpture Park

 Three of the six figures from Auguste Rodin’s Burghers of Calais

‘Pierre de Wiessant’ from the burghers of Calais by Auguste Rodin

Sculpture Garden – National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

Contemporary street sculpture ‘Cushion’ by Matthew Harding

2001

( artsACT )

‘Aquila’  by Australian sculptor Phil Spelman

Aquila in Greek Mythology is the constellation of the eagle, a wide-winged soaring bird which carried the thunderbolts of Zeus.

 Canberra

 Dinornis Maximus by Phil Price

11 metre tall wind activated kinetic sculpture

‘Circuitry’ - Fiona Hooton

2001

( artsACT )

 Canberra sculpture of Confucius

  This stone sculpture was carved in the birth place of Confucius, Qufu, Shandong Province, China

( artsACT )

 Owl – Bruce Armstrong

Height 8 metres 

 The owl has a commanding and enigmatic presence when encountered in the wild. The artist has portrayed the owl as a guardian spirit or totem overlooking its domain.

( artsACT )

Resilience  - Ante Dabro 

 Sculptured  Form - Margel Hinder

1970

Winner of a competition that invited artists to represent the ‘metamorphosis of a typical natural Australian environment into complex development for urban use’

( artsACT )

‘Tree of Knowledge Possum’  - Peter Latona

( artsACT )

 La Bobine by Alexander Calder

National Gallery of Australia

Ethos statue in Civic Square, London Circuit, Canberra by Tom Bass in 1961

photo – Bill Pederson

Ethos was the first work of art commissioned by the National Capital Development Commission (NCDC) for a public place in Canberra 

  ‘The Children’s Tree’

Another sculpture by Tom Bass in Melbourne

1963

 Within Without  ( Skyspace ) – James Turrell ( usa ) – 2010

National Gallery of Australia

‘ACT Memorial’  – Matthew Harding

 ‘Angel of the North’ - (life-size-maquette) by Antony Gormley

1996

Emile BOURDELLE-  Penelope

1912

( Another Chris-Flickr )

 The Big Little Man is a whimsical sculpture that appears both larger and smaller than life at the same time.

Dean Bowen , 2008

 ‘Chalchiuhtlicue’ - Jesus Mayagoitia

 Chalchiuhtlicue is inspired by the pre-Hispanic stone sculpture of the same name, found at the archaeological site of Teotihuacan, Mexico.

( artsACT )

” A is for Alexander, B is for Bunyip, C is for Canberra ” – Anne Ross

Alexander Bunyip is a character from the popular 1972 children’s book, “The Monster that Ate Canberra”  by author and illustrator, Michael Salmon

 ‘Dreaming’ - Milan Vojsk

1973

 ‘Egle, Queen of Serpents’ -  Ieva Pocius

 This work refers to a Lithuanian folk tale about Egle, a woman who married the king of sea serpents.

 Bicentennial Gift from the Lithuanian Community in Australia

( artsACT )

Sandstone sculpture – King George V memorial, Canberra

( Flickriver  roslyn.russell )

 Large totem -’ Firestorm ‘ Bryan Carrick and Mount Taylor Estate community

 ‘Foggy wake in a desert ‘  – An ecosphere by  Fujiko Nakaya

 The fog is  generated by a fine mist sprayed over the Marsh Pond and surrounding plantings (as water at high pressure is forced through 75 micron diameter holes in nozzles mounted on a series of frames concealed in the landscape)

Part of an installation in Gungahlin called  ‘The Goongarline’  by Malcolm Utley

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Hard Rock Ned – Jesse Graham

Sculpture on the Edge, 2011

 ‘Lady With Flowers’  - Dean Bowen

2011

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 ‘Gathering Place’ -  Wellspring with Brian Carrick

The four poles in the centre of the work are aligned with cardinal points: Ngunnawal to the East; Coming Together to the South; Reconciliation to the West and the Future, crowned by a wedge tailed eagle, to the North.

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 ‘Habitat’ – Martin Moore

2010

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 Entrance to the National Museum of Australia

Patria es Humanidad (Our Country is Humanity) 

Nelson Dominguez Cedeño (with the support of local artist Geoff Farquhar-Still)

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‘The Evolution Tree’ by Phil Price

Canberra Airport

Ramingining artists’ Aboriginal Memorial at the National Gallery of Australia

 ‘Resting Place of the Dragonfly’  - Mary Kayser

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A 2012 addition to the Canberra public artscape, Droplet by Stuart Green

Photo: Rohan Thomson

Ante Dabro  - ‘Susanne’

 ‘The Astronomer’  Questacon Centre Canberra

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‘The Bathers’ by sculptor Ante Dabro

Brindabella Business Park

This bronze sculpture named ‘Hill Arches’ was sculpted in 1973 by Henry Moore and cast in 1973 by the Noack Foundry, Berlin

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 ‘The Mountain’  by Aristide Maillol

‘Mountain’ was sculpted by French Aristide Maillol in 1937. Its the fourth cast of a limited edition. Its the fourth cast of a limited edition of six cast by the Georges Rudier Foundry in Paris in 1973.

Canberra London Circuit sculpture ‘Two to Tango’- MIchael Le Grand

Thankupi - Eran

National Art Gallery

Canberra contemporary outdoor sculpture - Cones –  Bert Flugelman

 ‘Floating Figure’ - sculpted in 1927 by Gaston Lachaise and cast in 1979 by the Modern Art Foundry, New York

 Thespis  - Robert Cook – ( originally a water fountain )

1965

 Robert Cook, is an American sculptor who has lived in Rome for fifty years,

Canberra Theatre Centre

Auguste Rodin’s - Burghers of Calais

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Chinese contemporary art began to began to open up to the world art arena in the 1980′s and 1990′s, and while comparatively in its infancy, it is now making a vibrant impact. A selection of the Chinese ceramicists and sculptors in the modern contemporary art field are represented below.

Xiao Wei / Zhengyin Art & Design

Chinese ceramicist  Xiao Wei, began in the field of ceramics then branched out into broader design projects involving interior decoration and consultancy under the banner of Zhenyin Design which was established in Beijing in 1997.
Zhengyin Art & Design collaborate with a team of local and international artists and architectural firms to create original art installations, ceramics, murals, sculptures and wall art specifically designed for a particular space.  A synthesis between contemporary concepts and traditional themes dominate the designs.
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Two contemporary bottles - Xiao Wei

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Xiao Wei contemporary vase

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Chinese designer Xiao Wei contemporary vase

Wall mural using vertical panels in the style of the traditional Chinese hanging scroll paintings of mountains

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Squat ceramic bottle - Xiao Wei

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Abstract sculptural ceramic forms - Xiao Wei