
The Light Still Shines Bright
byLinglong porcelain is widely reputed to have been borne out of a mistake. During the production process of making an incense burner, the firing temperature was too high. This caused the glaze to run i…

Omur Tokgoz’s Op Art Ceramics
There have been many movements in the long history of art. Art objects that emerged in the 1960s and were created with optical illusion were called Op Art.

Rudolf Staffel A Restless Spirit
From an early age, Rudolf Staffel (1911–2002) was steeped in music: his mother was a professional musician, as was his aunt, and his grandfather played the phonograph continually

The Dance of the Light Eunjoo Lee
by Leman KalayI encountered the work of Eunjoo Lee for the first time in 2011 at an exhibition held at Yeoju Museum in South Korea. In my opinion, it was the most magnificent work at the exhibition in terms of comb…

Elemental Conversations: Margaret O’Rorke and Beverley Bell-Hughes
In an age when headlines feature new man-made materials, such as graphene and carbon nanotubes, with high-spec technical advantages, the exhibition Elemental Conversations: Margaret O’Rorke and Beverl…

Extreme Porcelain Arnold Annen
Tradition can be terribly sticky. a person who starts out as a traditional commercial artisan usually stays on this path for his or her entire life.