Ceramic Works From Around The World

We ve encountered ceramic art objects ranging from the minimal to the eccentric the abstract to the explicit yet through the outpour a particular current has caught our eye.

Ceramic works from around the world. Jun 2 2019 a fettish of mine i love pottery. Where in the world. My son actually grounded me from buying more mugs there s no more room mom. In addition to seeing works from professional artists in a national museum i am always on the look out for local craftspeople or cultural museums that show off local folk art.

See more ideas about pottery ceramics ceramic pottery. In the past year or so the 27 000 year old art form has been making quite the trendy comeback. As a lens to compare several cultures let s take a look at some traditional ceramic styles around the globe. Pottery timeline c 26 000 bce 1900 ancient pottery arguably the world s most commonly practiced form of ancient art first appeared during the upper paleolithic in the moravian basin of central europe unlike other types of plastic art pottery was invented then lost then reinvented then lost again before finally becoming established around the world during the neolithic period c 8000.

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.