Larger than life, the life of Tony Natsoulas: So Far
by Tony NatsoulasIt all started with my neighborhood friend Barry Hand’s mother Donna Hands, who let Barry and me make some clay dragons at their house. Mrs. Hands was a high school art and ceramics teacher at Davis S…
Feminism, Gender Identity and Art
Identity is the way we perceive and express ourselves; often it plays a role in defining one’s distinctiveness as it questions how to relate to one’s culture. I posit that women often seek to contribu…
Thick as Mud Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington USA February 04, 2023 — May 07, 2023
A recent exhibition at the Henry Art Gallery of the University of Washington in Seattle sought to trace ceramics’ origins, in primordial mud and dirt. This is done by spot-lighting several artists mak…
Shio Kusaka at David Zwirner Gallery, New York City
by Janet KoplosThe first striking thing about Los Angeles artist Shio Kusaka’s exhibition at David Zwirner Gallery is the unusual presentation: the pots are placed on the floor on a series of thin square copper plat…
Why the Depiction of Children on Ceramics was important during The Qing Dynasty (1636-1912)
They first appeared during the Sui and Tang dynasties (581-901), developing further approval in the Song dynasty (960-1279) and reaching its zenith in the Qing dynasty (1639-1912). By the time of the…
Corresponding with landscape: my journey during the Aberystwyth Artistic Residency
I couldn’t resist exploring the area and have been there many times, in my most recent expedition as a resident artist at Aberystwyth Art Centre. In this essay, I aim to narrate my journey during this…