Contemporary Irish Ceramic Artists

Who s who in contemporary art in ireland.

Contemporary irish 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. In september she will travel to fuping in china for a month long residency with a group of irish ceramic artists. While plenty of artists have preserved the customary look and feel of the ancient craft many have opted to reinvigorate the medium through experimental approaches and unconventional aesthetics. Based in leap west cork she has been working exclusively with porcelain since.

The gallery is the experts in contemporary irish ceramics commissioning exclusive works by the very best of established and emerging irish ceramic artists. Artists and artisans working with ceramics have steadily contributed to the art world for centuries. Here we profile a wide range of new and emerging artists in a variety of media from traditional painting sculpture ceramics and photography to more modern forms such as installation and conceptualism. Here is the list of ten best modern irish artists.

Francis bacon figurative and grotesque paintings perhaps the most famous artist of the bunch is francis bacon the irish born british painter known for his figurative grotesque and nightmarish works. Here are nine contemporary irish artists you should know about. Few irish ceramics brands have attracted more international notice in recent years than laura magahy s venture arran street east which has featured in publications like elle decoration france on the cover no less and in the new york times the former chairwoman of the design crafts council of ireland was inspired by dublin s historic city markets area in establishing her studio. There are endless contemporary artists across ireland that continue to enrich the irish culture with their art.