In Praise of Small Pots
by Sebastian BlackieWalking through the Louvre for the first time I am reminded that artists have always used scale to impress. I am confronted by the physicality of paintings I have known all my life as reproductions. D…
The Visibility of Ceramics in Nigeria: A Review
Appreciation of ceramics spans beyond the finished product; it also involves the process. The concepts of temporality and ephemerality becomes central to the art. Instances of materials that have been…
Ceramic Artist Jaeho Choi: Extending the Lines of History in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Zobigasaki, or Elephant Trunk Cape, curves out into the Seto Inland Sea from the Murozumi district of Hikari, Yamaguchi prefecture. It once had a bustling commercial port where trading ships and tax c…
Craft’s battle for acceptance: Visual and spatial consequences
by Eli Bruderman
Kajihara Yasumoto and the New Old Karatsu
The pottery of Kajihara Yasumoto is an homage to the local materials of the Japanese island of Kyushu and the beauty of the potter’s life, art and alchemy. Mr. Kajihara creates with confidence and sen…
Chester Nealie: Etched in Fire.
Chester Nealie’s pots, selected from his six-decade long career of dedication to a unique wood-fired aesthetic, form the basis of this survey exhibition of his work, Etched in Fire. The exhibition doc…