The Ceramic Narrative

Ceramic products such as vases bricks and tiles become popular in the middle east and europe.

The ceramic narrative. The visual vocabulary i was developing at the time was so dense it was meant to be read. The ceramic narrative is an exploration of past and present ceramic iconography concerned with the depiction of narratives or with images meant to be thought provoking beyond the merely decorative. On the piece is a detailed china paint illustration of a moment in the greek myth of europa. I work the story in series each sculpture or tile adding a new character or a new plot twist.

Early work 1987 1990 early in my art career as a painter illustrator i turned to clay searching for a material for making three dimensional paintings. Ceramic pottery spreads in eastern asia. From the smug smirks of hidden agendas or the bemused smiles of ahaaa. This book presents the work of contemporary ceramic artists world wide whose major focus is narrative work.

In kurt weiser s europa a gourd shaped ceramic form is held at a tilt by a curved metal bar that allows it to turn like a globe. Ceramic figurines are used for ceremonial purposes. Sgraffito zigzags arrows and dotted lines. In the story the princess europa is abducted by zeus who disguised himself as a tame bull.

About the ceramic narrative. The ceramic narrative is an exploration of past and present ceramic iconography concerned with the depiction of narratives or with images meant to be thought provoking beyond the merely decorative. The book is beautifully illustrated with an extensive variety of work from history and the present day showing how many contemporary artists. This means that they visually relate a story or communicate a message that goes beyond the merely decorative and provokes some kind of thought response in the viewer the full diversity of ceramic works is covered starting with the historical such as.

18 000 bce to 14 000 bce. The book is beautifully illustrated with an extensive variety of work from history and the present day showing how many contemporary artists continue this tradition with modern interpretations. Some thoughts about my narrative ceramics. The ceramic narrative is an exploration of past and present ceramic iconography concerned with the depiction of narratives or with images meant to be thought provoking beyond the merely decorative.

Sharp tools made from natural glass appear. The ceramic narrative is an exploration of past and present ceramic iconography concerned with the depiction of narratives or with images meant to be thought provoking beyond the merely decorative.