The Appropriation of Tradition in Contemporary Korean Ceramics
The most urgent thing required of all contemporary ceramic artists is for them to make an effort to gain access to the spirit of traditional and ancient images, while remaining untethered from traditi…
What is Craft? The binary nature of objects and the single nature of humans.
2019 CAP WRITING PRIZE | Commendation A great deal of time, thought and text have been expended either distinguishing the difference between Art and Craft or declaring the difference obsolete. The for…
Elyse Pignolet: Sexting Ceramics
by Matthew KangasMen’s sneeringly affectionate put-downs are embedded in the essence of lady-like pottery decoration: blue-and-white earthenware vases and presentation vessels
The Evolution of the Moon Jar in Korean Ceramics
Since the emergence of contemporary Korean ceramics, the ‘inheritance of tradition’ has become an overarching subject constantly discussed by Korean ceramists. In particular, the adopted ‘moon jar’ in…
Optical Activity with Ismet Yuksel
Op Art is one of the 20th Century‘s Abstract Art movements that uses optical illusions. In this movement, the viewer is given impressions through movements, hidden images and transformed patterns on t…