Jun 2 2019 a fettish of mine i love pottery.
Ceramic works from around the world.
Making my viewer question their own perception of the world around them.
In the past year or so the 27 000 year old art form has been making quite the trendy comeback.
Pottery timeline c 26 000 bce 1900 ancient pottery arguably the world s most commonly practiced form of ancient art first appeared during the upper paleolithic in the moravian basin of central europe unlike other types of plastic art pottery was invented then lost then reinvented then lost again before finally becoming established around the world during the neolithic period c 8000.
We ve encountered ceramic art objects ranging from the minimal to the eccentric the abstract to the explicit yet through the outpour a particular current has caught our eye.
In addition to seeing works from professional artists in a national museum i am always on the look out for local craftspeople or cultural museums that show off local folk art.
Artists and artisans working with ceramics have steadily contributed to the art world for centuries.
As a lens to compare several cultures let s take a look at some traditional ceramic styles around the globe.
My son actually grounded me from buying more mugs there s no more room mom.
Where in the world.