Well Known Ceramic Artists

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.

Well known ceramic artists. Julia kunin fascinated with nature organic forms undersea creatures insects snails mating and surreal landscapes sculptor julia kunin uses clay to give life to her. 11 innovative ceramic artists breathing new life into an age old art by kelly richman abdou on may 29 2017 when one attempts to imagine examples of contemporary ceramics simple adaptations and subtle variations on the timeless tradition may come to mind. Ceramics have been reborn in recent years placed firmly in an art context. List of ceramic artists featured on ceramics now.

The word craft feels so provincial and unambitious. This perseverance has of course met with iterations and evolutions that have allowed it to stay relevant in our contemporary world. 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. Working in the medium that is still experiencing a renaissance of sorts.

Artists and artisans working with ceramics have steadily contributed to the art world for centuries.