Contemporary Ceramic Sculptures

Ceramics have been reborn in recent years placed firmly in an art context.

Contemporary ceramic sculptures. Although often integrating traditional modelling firing and glazing techniques into their output the 90 artists featured here invite us to look at ceramics in a different way. No longer considered merely decorative ceramic art has broken free from the dusty display cases to which it was once relegated and is now taking centre stage in contemporary galleries. He uses a mixture of graphic patterns dramatic angles and combinations of layers to form his perspective defying pots as he calls them. The ceramic vessels of brooklyn based artist cody hoyt are some of the most intriguing and unconventional in contemporary art today.

The word craft feels so provincial and unambitious. Inspired by inflatable toys his ceramic pieces come complete with shiny surfaces seams and meticulously crafted creases. None of these artists working with ceramics and porcelain could ever be pigeonholed in a category so small and unimaginative. Artists and artisans working with ceramics have steadily contributed to the art world for centuries.

Contemporary clay sculpture is perhaps the most diverse range of sculpture in existence perhaps because clay has been used to make art objects longer than any other material. 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. Its always refreshing to see artists take risks and successfully create. To kern this collection of childhood inspired art serves as a sort of time capsule.

Contemporary ceramics innovative pottery and ceramics céramique nouveau avant garde and cutting edge ceramic design and techniques are featured in this post. Add in modernist postmodern abstract la cerámica contemporánea and zeitgenössische keramik and that will cover most of the spectrum of styles on display.