The Art Explorer
Passionate art lovers will sometimes go to extraordinary lengths to see or acquire a piece of art. Franck Goddio spent 13 years uncovering the sunken ancient Egyptian city of Thonis in the...
View ArticleAmazing octopus art
Large Ceramic Twin Octopus Vase by Shayne Greco, NC, USA etsy Artifacts from the ancient cities of the Grecian Archipelago and Asia Minor have depicted numerous examples of decorative motifs...
View ArticleDaily Pottery Art Feed – extended
Pottery art pieces from ancient to contemporary, antiquity to futuristic, unusual to utilitarian, quirky to conservative. There’s always something to say with the 3D forms fashioned from that...
View ArticleRussell Ackerman – Lancaster potter
Art Deco inspired Tree Vase Speckled ‘Cobalt Blue’ vase – Russell Akerman Russell Akerman has a British studio set up in Lancaster, Yorkshire where he creates innovative gloss glazed pottery...
View ArticleJapanese Geisha’s tradition in art
‘Night Rain’ by Kitagawa Utamaro c.1797 ‘Sarusawa Pond in Nara’ by Koitsu Tsuchiya 1930’s The distinctive facial decoration and hairstyles, refined kimonos made of silks with exquisite...
View ArticleSevres 5th Biennial of Contemporary Ceramics
Since its conception, Sevres has supported and encouraged the pursuit of innovation and creativity in the ceramic arts. From the 13th to 29th of May in 2016 the 5th Biennial for Contemporary...
View ArticleSpiritual motives with ceramic arts
‘Lakshmi open bowl’ by Susan Folwell (Santa-Clara) and Les Namingha (Hopi Tewa Zuni) Art’s universal language of creativity and spirit. In India, Tibet, Nepal and other Eastern countries they...
View ArticleBerlin ceramic creativities by 3
Berlin has a reputation for contrasts, both culturally and politically, and the Cold War wall that divided the city exemplified this. The 1920‘s was an era in Berlin that saw a lot of writers and...
View ArticleAustralian clayarts – wildlife fauna, flora, landscapes
Handpainted Owl pot – Lindy Rontji The culture of the Australian indigenous peoples is deeply entwined with their landscape, plants and animals. The rugged, ancient land has a vastness that conveys...
View ArticleWatershed and Objective Clay Salad Day
‘Salad Days’ – 9th July, 2016 ‘Salad Days’ is a novel event held in Maine at the Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, which is run annually on the 2nd Saturday in July. Included in the ticket...
View ArticleJapanese modern ceramic aesthetic
Takiguchi Kazuo ceramic sculpture The concept of aesthetics in Japan is seen as an integral part of daily life, especially since the dominant religion of Shinto is a celebration of the innate...
View ArticlePapua New Guinea exotic arts
Sculptures, pottery and arts of PNG Ancient pre contact, wood carved Janus ancestral figure from central Abelam area, Kalabu Village As with most primitive traditional aesthetics, the art of...
View ArticlePersian contemporary pottery Downunder
‘Camouflage’ by Elnaz Nourizadeh Iranian ceramic artist Elnaz Nourizadeh Persia has a rich tradition of painted pottery that goes back to 5000BC. Elnaz became interested in ceramics while...
View ArticleClays enlightened – contemporary, quirky, surreal
Liesbeth Rutten Vertrouwen, NL A collection of innovative ceramics for aficionados of the audacious, quirky and original arts. Expressive figures indulging varying degrees of perception from...
View ArticleInterior Design deliberations
Beverly Hills Mid Century resurrection – design Chahan Minassian Earth (ceramic vessels) are harmonic with metal and glass Delving into decor design subtleties Objectivity is hard to maintain...
View ArticleIntriguing artifacts of the ancients
Jiroft artifact, Persia, 3000 BC Throughout the history of antiquity there have been numerous instances where art has interacted with ancient discoveries to forge new art trends and revitalize...
View ArticleMix media ceramic – 2D and 3D
‘Findings#8’ – Nancy Selvin 2012 ‘Bottles’ – Catherine White Still Life 3D Nancy Selvin and Catherine White are both talented artists that fuse imagery of pottery, real pots and drawings...
View ArticleStreet cred visuals
“For me the camera is a sketchbook, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity, the master of the instant which, in visual terms, questions and decides simultaneously.” – Henri Cartier-Bresson...
View ArticleGilded cosmic gyrations of Lina Viktor
‘1/2 the Golden Mean is still Perfection’ – Lina Viktor ‘Ancient, Modern, Future & The Golden Age’ – Lina Viktor Cosmological mission of gold Golden disks, orbs and triangles arranged...
View ArticleShino glaze diversity – Adam Whatley
Adam Whatley Adam Whatley is a ceramic artist based in Escondido California. Each of his pieces features different glazes, washes and clay additives and are fired between cone 6 – 10. His methods...
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