London international ceramics exhibition
Erskine, Hall and Coe – International Ceramics exhibition A collection of contemporary ceramics from 12 renown artists is currently showing at the Erskine, Hall and Coe gallery up until the 8th...
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Gautama Buddha in Padmasana (lotus pose). Bas relief on copper plate photo – Francis Chung-Flickr Buddha and bodhisattva arts and wisdom I always enjoy studying the statues of the Buddha,...
View ArticleElegant design nuance of Art Nouveau
Pierre Adrien Dalpayrat, Bourg-la-Reine, France Jean-Pierre Dalbéra – flickr Hotel Bouctot Vagniez, Amiens, France – Art Nouveau fireplace When I saw this stunning Art Nouveau fireplace, I...
View ArticleThe ceramic recreations of Munemi Yorigami
Munemi Yorigami Breaking from Japanese ceramic tradition – Munemi Yorigami & Chieko Yorigami Yorigami finds inspiration in the resurrection of broken ceramic pieces and immensely enjoys the...
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Greg Johns sculpture – Palmer Photo – Bill Doyle Palmer Sculpture Biennial Windswept, undulating plains saturated with lucid light and the occasional rocky outcrops with smooth erosion,...
View ArticleAndrea and John Gill – decorative ceramic art
Andrea Gill – 2014 Andrea Gill believes that ceramics is the ideal media to combine surface color and three-dimensional form. The thrust of her work is more preoccupied with the decorative than...
View ArticleContemporary clayartist concepts
Accretion vases by the Haas Brothers Many horizons ago, I’m sure that the fist time someone held a lump of clay, the feel of its malleable tactile mass would have tempted them into forming some...
View ArticleSculpture by the Sea – 20th anniversary
Geoffrey Bartlett’s ‘Embrace’ is made from copper, steel and stainless steel. Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2016. Bondi’s Sculpture by the Sea, 20 Oct – 6 Nov, 2016 Late Spring in the Southern...
View ArticleEncounter with a mystical spider
Peru – gold nose ornament – MET 1st century B.C. –2nd century A.D Huntsman spider drops in I arose one morning last autumn around 6am and as I sat down at my desk, I noticed high on the wall...
View ArticleFuturistic utopian fashion innovations
Utopian bodies- fashion looks forward Imaginable futures for the adorned body ≈≈≈≈≈ Forward utopian projections usually lean towards the futuristic, combining surreal and adventurous design...
View ArticleContemporary sculptural busts
René Michel Slodtz (Michel-Ange Slodtz) – Chrysès – Manufacture de Sèvres Chryses praying to Apollo Musée du Louvre Bustie or Bust Greek sculpture reached its peak for quality and quantity...
View ArticleRoger Capron – vivacious Vallauris ceramics
‘Hopping’ – Roger Capron Vallauris street sculpture – Roger Capron Capron: exemplary Mid-Century modernist designer The Mid Century ceramic art of Roger Capron embodied the vibrant spirit...
View ArticleFashion and Clay – Belgium, USA
Ceramic sculpture – Harvey Bouterse Multi genre ceramicists Numerous artists have applied themselves to multi artistic genres, and most have done it successfully. Some ceramicists that...
View ArticleDiversity of clay designs – South Africa
Yellow ceramic vase – Xhosa artists project Traditional craft arts continues to thrive in South Africa in the fields of beadwork, pottery, basketry, jewelry and wood carving. There has been a...
View ArticleSteven Forbes deSoule – Raku with lush hues
Ballard Vista – Steven Forbes-deSoule ‘Blue Salmon Space Rock’ globe – Steven Forbes-deSoule Exotic raku master Gazing at the free form patterns and natural colours of a raku pottery finish...
View ArticleExploring light on the full moon
Buddha wall carving – Xiandong Fairy Cave, Keelung Neil Wade Photography, 2011 While updating my front page with a recent post on the ‘Art of the Buddha’, an image really caught my attention when...
View ArticlePerusing the poster arts
The defining art of posters Poster art has been a mainstay for defining cultural trends and styles, especially since the beginning of the 20th century. It was quickly recognized that minimal,...
View ArticleMother and child sculptures
Egyptian-figure-vase New Kingdom, mid-Dynasty 18 1435–1380 B.C. I am featuring Lindy Lawler first up in this article because the recent thrust of her ceramic art has been inclined toward a mother...
View ArticleIsraeli potter sculpture
Two established Israeli ceramicists, both natives of Tel Aviv, who have similar styles, in that their art pieces exude much warmth, highlighted with rich colours, intrinsic creativity and the both of...
View ArticleEdgy clay art
Contemporary grotesque wares, edgy ceramics, confrontational clays, provocative porcelains all conjuring up a mud mayhem designed to demand your attention. Challenging times can trigger artistic...
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