Functional Ceramic Artists

Dishware vases and sculptures that every design aficionado will admire.

Functional ceramic artists.

By sara tardif f. Our pottery and ceramics artists offer up a huge selection of pottery based artwork at each event including hand built pottery clay pottery ceramic sculptures functional stoneware dinnerware vases flower pots coffee and tea sets serving platters whimsical sculptures lamps ceramic chess sets cookware and so much more. If you are a functional pottery aficionado you ll discover hundreds and hundreds of beautiful full color images of the best handmade pottery being made today. Here are 10 ceramics artists who are using clay in new and interesting ways.

Your students are. From prehistoric pottery to ancient greek amphoras from the rise of porcelain in asia and europe to the arts and crafts movement in england and the u s ceramic traditions have long fascinated artists and infiltrated their practices in the contemporary art world this was never more clear. Nagle s perfect sculptural objects employ texture shape and colour feeling like the output of an alien informed by low rider culture and japanese zen. Utilitarian pottery managed by kellyscurtis design by sandy knight.

While all of these items are examples of ceramics pieces there is so much more for students to learn and explore. It is a great learning tool for those interested in ceramics and pottery. These small works were given a large vitrine in massimiliano gioni s encyclopedic palace at the 55th venice biennale. When students hear the words clay or ceramics they often think of pinch pots mugs and bowls.

California artist nagle is one of the grand masters of his medium with an approach to technique that is unsurpassable. July 28 2016 although. Artists and artisans working with ceramics have steadily contributed to the art world for centuries. All content 2020 by julia galloway.

And you ll hear the stories behind those pots and the potters who make them. We ve brought you creations from a variety of artists from across the country whose work covers the spectrum of functional art. Our functional pottery raises the idea of functional to a whole new level with wonderful glazes and designs that make everyday handmade pottery objects works of art.