Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture Artists

Like a piece of pop art for the craft world kimiyo mishima s vibrant pieces are intensely fun and as a result mishima has become one of japan s most prominent ceramic artists with her work being exhibited world wide beginning her career as a painter pottery became her canvas for silk screen printing where she transfers printed matter such as magazines and newspapers often with a.

Contemporary ceramic sculpture artists. California artist nagle is one of the grand masters of his medium with an approach to technique that is unsurpassable. Brett kern creates playful pop art sculptures that will make you do a double take. From the ancient times till today ceramics has arguably been amongst the few mediums to have persevered through thousands of years the oldest known ceramic artifact is dated as early as 28 000 bce during the late palaeolithic period. That means bringing a design element to your morning.

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. Dishware vases and sculptures that every design aficionado will admire. These small works were given a large vitrine in massimiliano gioni s encyclopedic palace at the 55th venice biennale. To kern this collection of childhood inspired art serves as a sort of time capsule.

Artists and artisans working with ceramics have steadily contributed to the art world for centuries. Austrian born british studio ceramicist dame lucie rie was born in vienna in 1902. Explore over 300 000 artists on artnet. These 10 ceramic artists are giving pottery a modern update.

Selected by the editors of ceramics monthly pottery making illustrated and ceramic arts daily these posts feature some of the most talented contemporary ceramic artists working today. Inspired by inflatable toys his ceramic pieces come complete with shiny surfaces seams and meticulously crafted creases. He uses a mixture of graphic patterns dramatic angles and combinations of layers to form his perspective defying pots as he calls them. Browse modern and contemporary artist pages that include artworks for sale art auction results and artist biographies.

She came to london in 1938 opening a pottery and button making workshop after the war. Rie taught at camberwell school of art from 1960 1971 and was instrumental in the development of british studio ceramics alongside bernard leach and hans coper with whom she was friends. The ceramic vessels of brooklyn based artist cody hoyt are some of the most intriguing and unconventional in contemporary art today.