The Visibility of Ceramics in Nigeria: A Review
by Enekwachi Agwu , May OkaforAppreciation 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…
Kajihara Yasumoto and the New Old Karatsu
by Derek LarsenThe 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…
Jane Perryman: Fixity and Flux − Meditations on / in Time
She returns to the same spot a little later to greet the rising sun as day breaks. She breathes in the fresh, chilled morning air, absorbs the scents and sounds as night turns to day and the sun makes…