Contemporary Spanish Ceramic Arts

You only have to look at architecture of Spain to see how bold and adventurous the Spanish are with their avant garde, abstract and evolving post modern styles. Their passion, impulsiveness and spiritual instincts lend itself to having a natural flair for unique contemporary designs. The likes of Picasso and Gaudi laid down deep foundations for the artists to expand upon and in Spain it is embraced as being culturally enriching and essential for the soul of the nation.
Their ceramics and pottery are blessed with the same flair and creativity. Here is a collection of Spanish ceramicists that have contributed to their contemporary aesthetics.

Carme Collell

Sinking Blue – Carme Collell 1998

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Carme was born in Barcelona in 1951. While studying a Master in Art and Education at New York University, she was introduced to ceramics by Lydia Buzis. . In 1979-80 she went on to study at the ceramics workshop of Josep Collell in Montevideo, Uruguay, along with taking drawing and painting classes with Guillermo Fernandez. It was here she developed the technique of applying an oiled and burnished slip, single fired at 1080C.

Her work is represented in major collections in Spain and abroad, including: Museum Chateauroux in France, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Garth Clark Gallery in New York.

Untitled, 2003 – Carme Collell

Burnished clay with slips.

Ceramic Sculpture - Dwelling by Carme Collell

2010

Carme Collell Fish Piece-2

1997

Floating in Blue – Carme Collell

2012

Into the Blue - Carme Collell

2010

Carme Collell – Rosa cúbica roja (2002)

Untitled 1988

More Carme Collell here - http://www.terracroma.net

Josep Collell

Miguel Molet

Miguel Molet uses thorough treatment of his clays with polishing during the development of the piece or terra sigellata in preparing his pre-fired pots, a technique which has been revived by contempoary ceramicists, from ancient procedures dating back to 600 BC in Greece. He further finishes his pieces with smoking techniques, either naked Raku, carbonation in a closed oven, or simple smoked paper, wood, and other fuels.

website - www.miguelmolet.com

Bipolares – Miguel Molet

Contenedores 1 – MiguelMolet

Contenedores 3 – Miguel Molet

Huellas 3 – Miguel Molet

Huevo 2 – Miguel Molet

Miguel Molet

Plato Peces 2 – Miguel Molet

Griegos-1 – Miguel Molet

Mural 01 - Miguel Molet

Queso – Miguel Molet

Miguel Molet sculpture - qla Rotary series 2009

Angeles-22

Anatomía-de-la-forma

Miguel Molet

Cons 22 - Miguel Molet

Batientes ceramic sculpture – Miguel Molet

Jordi Marcet / Rosa vila D’abadal

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Human Flowers – fingers

Human Flowers—nails

Construcciones-5

Dummies

Energizing - Stoneware 1260c

Swarm of Mosquitoes – stoneware plate

Ceramic sculptures

Angeles Velaquez modernist tea set

“Tree and Earth” – Diego Ecija, 2007
Tribute to the Alcora pottery tradition. The tree, referring to pottery, rooted in the earth, and it thrives. From the first branches arise Potters hands working the clay and decorating around the brush works.