March 2015 - Ceramics and Pottery Arts and Resources

Lamp Luminessence

March 26, 2015

A diverse collection of ceramic and metal lamps encompassing most styles from Art Nouveau onwards including some details for feng shui lighting.

Large silver iridescent patina ceramic lamp by Dalo, 2014

Height 21.6 inches

Daniel & Loic (Dalo) have been designing original ceramic pieces together since 2007 . Inspired by the second part of the 20th century French ceramists, they created their own style, a poetical and comic universe in which figures appears under stylized and gracious lines in a very contemporary spirit.

GALERIE Sandy Toupenet, Paris ( 1stDibs)

Feng Shui Lighting

The ambient light in your home, both natural and artificial, has a direct influence on the circulation of chi. Poorly lit areas accumulate stagnant yin chi and become depleting, just as badly ventilated rooms do. Conversely overly bright spaces build excess yang chi and are discordant and lead to tension. The all important entrance needs to be well lit, preferably with lighter shades of colours on the walls that easily reflect light. The hallways, which function as energy conduits also need good lighting. Using just one central bright light in a room is poor fen shui. Lighting that smoothly changes in intensity throughout the room is more ideal, which can be achieved with accent lights, table lamps, down lights and floor lamps. Undulating light has a better feng shui dynamic, just as hilly landscapes do and supports the flow of chi.
Torchier floor lamps and sconces create attractive upward light gradients, that also reflect diffused light back into the room. Ideal for living rooms, dens and lounges. Also useful to soften shadows from overhead beams, which tend to concentrate chi and create stress and tension if you sit underneath them.
Soft, even light is more appropriate for the bedroom. Generally clear globes are too harsh and need to be used with a lamp shade or opaque lighting fixture, or favour diffused lighting globes. Fluorescent lights are on the harder side too and need diffusion. An exception to this would be high activity spaces like a rumpus room or a kitchen if you don’t eat meals there.
Dark corners are to be avoided, especially in low activity areas. The central area of your home responds well to good lighting. This is because light is related to the Fire element which nourishes the central Earth element. Avoid placing fountains in this location as it drains the all important Earth. They are more aptly suited to the wealth corner. Ideally ceramic lamps are an ideal choice, more so than wood or metal ones for the central home space. Stone and ceramic sculptures, jade sculptures and ceramic pottery fit well here too. The grounding Earth element brings the most harmony and has the power to balance all the other elements * and is the easiest element to locate.

As the Earth element is a source of all the other elements, all colours are harmonious in the central space but earth tones are best. Splashes of red, orange and yellow colours are useful in this area, like a burnt orange lamp base or a red sculpture. Relaxing blues and cool pastel tones are more effective away from the homes central location, as is cool lighting. Avoid any light fixtures with sharp spikes or edges, especially if they point downwards – these create a sha chi, the translation of this being poison arrows.
Sometimes external light entering a room can be too harsh and curtains and blinds are needed to pacify the incoming yang chi. Lighting and its manipulation is one of the simplest ways to uplift the ambience of a room and create a balanced chi.

Black ceramic panther lamp, lavender shade – Haeger?

Taoist Scholar sculpture lamp base

Phoenix Lamp Base – Waylande Gregory

Renaissance Man, 1stdibs

Mid Century atomic lamp

Blue glass and marble lamp

50’s atomic ceiling light – Angelo Lelii

Italian alabaster female figures lamp

French Limoges Art Deco Porcelain Pigeon Figurine Night Lamp

Art Deco Pelican Lamp

Earthenware baluster handpainted lamp.

Montigny sur Loing, France

Sculptural Glass Venini designed Table Lamp-1970s

Retro atomic lamp

Australian Mid Century Barsony ‘Ponytail Girls’ lamps

Black Afro – Flickr

Abstract ceramic Mid Century lamp -Frank Matranga, USA

Pair of cream cactus style lamps – John-Dickinson

60’s lamp featuring man and horse

Ovoid drip glaze lamp – signed Hammer

Modernist table lamp – Elisabeth Joulia

Ceramic modernist table lamp – Dalo

Galerie Riviera, France

Félix Optat Milet barbotine (slip) majolica table lamp

France circa 1900

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Gerd Bogelund for Royal Copenhagen

Porcelain Art Deco flapper perfume lamp – Goebel

Jean Besnard contemporary table lamp

Gazelle and dancing girl mosaic lamp – Jean Mayodon

Rene Lalique Amber Venus Lamp Art glass

Skinner Auctions

Art Deco Figural Lamp, Stone, glass, and metal

Large table lamp – Les Deux Potiers

Le Vaucour Vallauris Lava glazed Lamp base

Art Deco glazed porcelain perfume lamp by Liane

1920s

Lubna Chowdhary Tiled Table Lamp

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Maison Charles Nickeled Bronze Abstract Lamp-70’s designed by French Craig Van Den Brulle

Max Ingrand table lamp for Fontana Arte,-1960

Atomic mid-century table lamp by Kolorize

Matching pair of red Royal Haeger lamps

Art Nouveau figural lamps – Royal Dux

Fornasetti lamp, Milan

Andre Aleth Masson via Thomas Fritsch-–-Artrium

Height-17inches

Art Deco nude dancer table lamp – McKee Glass Company

1920’s

Ram Head Table Lamp

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Yellow Macaw table lamp – Royal Haeger

‘Bubble Lamp’ – Laurel Yourkowski Studio

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Mosaic ‘Ginko Caramel’ lamp – Laurel Yourkowski

24 inches tall

Draped figure Art Nouveau lamp

Ceramic penguin table lamp by Walter Bosse for Karlsruhe Majolika

Zezschwitz Art and Design Auctions

1958

Self-Reflecting Surreal Table Lamp by Double Take

Théodore Deck – turquoise blue oil lamp

Pair of Tiffany candle lamps

Josef Lorenzl, Table Lamp ‘Harem Dancer’

Friedrich Goldscheider, Vienna. Earthenware, 1929

Austrian Art Nouveau figural table lamp

circa 1900

‘Bird Lamp’ by Georges Jouve, France

1953

Art Deco moving figures lamp

Art Deco lamp – manufactured by La Maison Desny, France. 1930

Gilt Decorated Peacock Table Lamps mid century style – Sascha Brastoff ?

White Cycladic Lamp—Frances Palmer Pottery

Yunu rusty brown stone finish ceramic table lamp by Uttermost

Mondrian Table Lamp

Select Mid Century

* The ancient Chinese 5 element theory, along with the BaQua, forms the basis for applying Feng Shui. This 5 element theory is also utilised for the application of acupuncture healing and encapsulates the most advanced understanding of how chi energy interacts within the body and in an environment. The master point for balancing the body is named Tsu San Li, which is on the leg. This happens to be the Earth point on the Earth meridian and is used to harmonise all the elements.

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Contemporary sculptures from Greece

March 18, 2015

The contemporary art of three Greek sculptors – Theodore Papayannis, Yiannis Nanouris and Yannis Koutsouradis.

Bronze sculpture, Musician with Lyra – Theodoros Papagiannis

Theodoros Papagiannis

Theodore Papayannis was born in the Greek region of Ioannina and from 1961 to 1966 he studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts with the sculpture teacher Yannis Pappas. Then for two years he studied ancient Greek art and the art of the wider Mediterranean region with a series of informative trips observing the cradle of culture. This included travels to Crete, Egypt, Cyprus, South Italy and Sicily and along the coast of Asia Minor. He also pursued postgraduate studies in Paris exploring the newest sculpture materials in the laboratories of S. Mouille, G. Vineent and M. Rafestin at the Ecole Nationale Superieur des Art Appliques et des Metiers d ‘Art.
He claims his sculpture designs have been influenced by the plants, animals, columns, statues, mountains and specific landscapes. ” I see the female body being transformed into an adventurous set of hills and valleys and the garment appears like a wave that makes the sand on the seabed. The woman takes shape as a variety of expressions in my work, representing something magical, from the feminine form, the fruit, the birth of life. The human form is predominant theme in my work, the meaning of love, of struggle have taken a great importance”
Theodore Papayannis concentrates on monumental sculptures and large installations and has produced numerous works globally for public art. The format of his work owes much to the ancient Greek art. His fusion of classical themes with contemporary lines includes a focus on traditional costumes and musical instruments. His unique interpretation of Greek sculpture sometimes includes installations using a backdrop of sweeping Mediterranean landscapes. Theodore is currently Professor of Sculpture at the Athens School of Fine Arts and during the last 20 years has initiated the organization of Sculpture Symposiums in many Greek towns and in Cyprus, creating large scale sculptures for public spaces, the sculptures being created on-site.

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‘Exodus of Messolongi’ – Theodoros Papagiannis figurative sculptures

Theodoros Papagiannis sculpture with view of Tzoumerka mountains, Epirus, Greece

( Eye of Horus style )

Metal ‘Bird’ sculpture – Theodoros Papagiannis

Ceramic ‘Bird ‘ figurine Theodoros Papagiannis

‘Couple’ – Theodoros Papagiannis

Musician playing wind instrument -Theodoros Papagiannis

Metal dancing figure – Theodoros Papagiannis

Musician playing Lyra – Theodoros Papagiannis

‘Marble Couple by the Lake’ – Theodoros Papagiannis

Marble from Penteli

Sculpture Symposium at Paralimnios, Ioannina 1996

Ioannina public sculpture – Theodoros Papagiannis

Wood Metal Totems – Theodoros Papagiannis

Stainless Steel Flock – Theodoros Papagiannis

Sculpture Symposium in Amaliada, 2006

Stainless steel worship figure sculpture – Theodoros Papagiannis

Sculpture Symposium in Eressos, Greece

Sculptured Pair – Theodoros Papagiannis

Sculpture Symposium in Lemessos, Cyprus -1999

Theodoros Papagiannis with his monumental totems

‘Woman from Epirus’ – Theodoros Papagiannis

Conjoined Pair sculpture – Theodoros Papagiannis

Sculpture Symposium in Kalamata, 2000

‘Couple’ – Theodoros Papagiannis – metal sculpture

Terracotta sculpture – Greek musician in traditional costume

Theodoros Papagiannis

‘Wood,metal totem 5’ – Theodoros Papagiannis

‘Musician’ – Theodoros Papagiannis

Raku ‘Birds’ – Theodoros Papagiannis

Theodoros Papagiannis – ‘Couple’

Yiannis Nanouris

Yiannis Nanouris was born in the village of Apeiranthos on the Cycladic island of Naxos in the heart of the Aegean Sea. He graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts and since then has been working exclusively with sculptures and painting. “The bright light and clear white of the island architecture are the basic elements that nurtured my love for art, especially sculpture. As I would gaze at the salt-covered rock formations by the seaside, the strong sunlight would cast shadows making my vivid imagination run wild. I could distinguish various forms and faces trapped there which naturally made me want to set them free, leading to my inspiration for most of my art themes.”

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Modern bronze sculpture – dancing figure – Yiannis Nanouris

Two raku masks on a marble base – Yiannis Nanouris

Bronze sculpture on stone base – Yiannis Nanouris

Raku mask on marble base – Yiannis Nanouris

Bronze three head sculpture – Yiannis Nanouris

Pandora Gallery

‘Female Nude’ Raku sculpture – Yiannis Nanouris

Hand painted byzantine icon on wood – Yiannis Nanouris

Terracotta raku mask, blue marble base – Yiannis Nanouris

‘Phillipos’ raku ceramic sculpture – (Greek King of Macedonia)

Yiannis Nanouris

“Voukefalas” Raku Ceramic Horse on Marble Base

Yiannis Nanouris

Terracotta on Wood Sculpture – Yiannis Nanouris

Raku mask on base – Yiannis Nanouris

Bronze figure in motion – Yiannis Nanouris

Framed terracotta sculpture – Yiannis Nanouris

Yiannis Nanouris – terracotta sculpture on wood

Seated bronze figure on marble – Yiannis Nanouris

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Apollo-(Apollonas the Greek god of music) raku mask – Yiannis Nanouris

Epsilon Series

Yannis Koutsouradis

Yannis Koutsouradis introduced a new perspective for the colour of metal open-air sculptures by developing materials of porcelain-enamel on stainless steel, which has enriched the possibilities for this medium. He began his sculpture studies at the Athens School of Fine Arts under the tutelage of Yannis Pappas for 1969 to 1975. This was followed by studies at Saint Martin’s School of Art in London ( 1987-1988 ) doing research on enameled steel sculpture, under Alan Gauk. Further research was conducted at the Rietveld Academie / Beeldende Kunst, Amsterdam, with René van der Land (1989 – 1992) His sculptures express a vivid array of intense colours.

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‘Venus of Trancsendence’ – Yannis Koutsouradis – Monumental outdoor sculpture

‘Pebble Heart’ sculpture – Yannis Koutsouradis

‘Nude Reflect’ -Yannis Koutsouradis

YANNIS-KOUTSOURADIS---bronze shell

Bronze Shell – Sea Sculpture series – [email protected]

‘The Flower of Holland’ – Yannis Koutsouradis

‘Angel’ – Yannis Koutsouradis

‘The Wave’ – Yannis Koutsouradis

‘The River’ – Yannis Koutsouradis

From the Youtube video Yannis Koutsouradis – A sculpture Journey

‘The Resistance War Memorial’ – Yannis Koutsouradis

Harbour of Aegean Chios, Greece

Yannis Koutsouradis sculpture – Paris

‘ Celestial’ — Yannis Koutsouradis

Century Cruise Liner Project

Netherlands sculpture – Yannis Koutsouradis

Greek sculptor – Yannis Koutsouradis

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Pottery and Clay Sculpture video

March 11, 2015

A diverse collection of pottery and sculpture videos featuring traditional and contemporary styles.

Toni Medella

Barcelona ceramicist Toni Medella performing his intricate pottery carving, using techniques employed since ancient times and used as part of his work for over 37 years.

3.51 minutes

Lidded ceramic vessel with intricate carving – Toni Medella

Toni Medella , Barcelona

Martin Eichinger

Romantic, mythical, narrative sculptor Martin Eichinger shares his philosophies and techniques on sculpting award-winning figurative art.

7.53 minutes

website – http://eichingersculpture.com/

‘Dancing by Heart’ by Martin Eichinger

Quent Cordair Fine Art

Large figure sculpture ‘Rapture’ – Martin Eichinger

‘Gaia’s Breath’ – Martin Eichinger

Martin Eichinger sculpting in studio

‘One With the Universe’ by Martin Eichinger

Quent Cordair Fine Art

‘Through the Eyes of a Turtle’ by Martin Eichinger

Quent Cordair Fine Art

‘Security Blanket’ by Martin Eichinger

Quent Cordair Fine Art

‘Sky Lark’ by Martin Eichinger at Quent Cordair Fine Art

‘Symphony in S minor’ sculpture fountain – Martin Eichinger

Jacqueline Hoerter & Patrick Houdebine

A week spent witnessing the village pottery making at Kalabougou, Mali

Music – “Saramaya” by Habib Koité (Google Play • eMusic)

39.37 minutes

website – http://www.lagorce.org/kalabougou/

Preparation for pottery firing – Kalabougou, Mali

Photo Hoerter & Houdebine

Outdoor pottery firing – Kalabougou, Mali

Photo Hoerter & Houdebine

Pot removal after baking – Mali, Africa

Photo – Hoerter & Houdebine

Kalabougou village fired pot, Mali

Photo – Hoerter & Houdebine

Kalabougou pots

Photo – Hoerter & Houdebine

Kalabougou black ware pots

Photo – Hoerter & Houdebine

Kalabougou pottery market

Photo – Hoerter & Houdebine

Handmade pottery Kalabougou village

Photo – Hoerter & Houdebine

Wheel thrown pottery, Kalabougou

Photo – Hoerter & Houdebine

Jean-Nicolas Gérard

This documentary follows French slipware potter Jean-Nicolas Gérard as he prepares for his 2013 exhibition at the Goldmark Gallery

Jean-Nicolas Gérard was born in Brazzaville (Congo) in 1954 and returned to France in 1961. Jean-Nicolas describes himself as an artisan craftsman who, above all, wants his pottery to be used and enjoyed. His work ranges from small mugs, bowls, plates and dishes to large jars and press moulded platters. All are decorated with slip and many with sgraffito and finger marks. He takes the tradition of European slipware and infuses it with elements from modern painting, medieval earthenware and Japanese pottery. In the film we watch him throwing, glazing and decorating and explore the influences that nature and his surrounding landscape have on his pottery.

View Gérard’s work for sale at the Goldmark Gallery here: http://www.goldmarkart.com/ceramics/p…

20.7 minutes

Ovoid platter – Jean Nicolas Gérard

Slipware dish with sgraffito – Jean Nicolas Gérard

Asymmetrical beaker – Jean Nicolas Gérard

Small bowl — Jean Nicolas Gérard

2015

Small slab dish – Jean Nicolas Gérard

2015

Jean Nicolas Gérard

Tall Beaker – Jean Nicolas Gérard

14cm height

Matsui Kosei

Matsui making his “marbled ware” pottery, created by the technique of combining and molding different colored clays to create a pattern.

Music – Asian Wind-1 (Piano Version)” by Missa Johnouchi, the Li-Hua Ensemble

The end song’s title is “Ollin Arageed” by musician Hamza Eldin.

15.49 minutes

Matsui Kosei marbled pot

Living National Treasure Matsui Kosei A Retrospective – ‘Intense Sunlight’

1995, Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum

The Japan Times

Blue marbled pot – Matsui Kosei

Large marbled pottery jar – Matsui Kosei

Masakazu Kusakabe

Firing pots with Masakazu Kusakabe in his Super Smokeless Kiln – Fukushima, Japan.

Kusakabe likes to imbue his ceramic vessels and tea ceremonial wares with his love of nature and the cosmos.

“For me, the kiln is the universe in miniature. Inside is the big bang where bright firelight, galaxies, and stars (my pieces) are born. On a wood-fired teabowl, the drips of the glaze resemble a nebula in the dark sky or shooting stars across the dark void of space while spots of glaze create the stars of a far away constellation that sparkle with the energy and spirituality of the maker”

Filmed and Edited by Michael McAteer

8.47 minutes

website – http://www.miharuarts.com/

Woodfired ceramic bowl by Masakazu Kusakabe

Masakazu Kusakabe woodfired cup

Five wood fired yunomi cups – Masakazu Kusakabe

Masakazu Kusakabe

Oribe tea bowl – Masakazu Kusakabe

Oribe is a visual style named after the late 16th century tea master Furuta Oribe (1544-1615), protégée and successor of Sen no Rikyu. It was the first use of the colored stoneware glaze by Japanese potters. Green copper glazes and geometric patterns were quite often featured. For creating the brilliant green color, wares are fired using oxidation at 1220 degrees Celsius. If these conditions are not met, the glaze may become brown or red.

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Hideaki Miyamura

March 4, 2015

Hideaki Miyamura – Bell shaped green crystalline glaze bottle

The eternal quest for the perfect glaze

Creating a new glaze has been a lifelong passion for Hideaki Miyamura, his newest glaze being a ‘crystalescent’ yohen.

Described by Miyamura ..

‘During my 5 year apprenticeship in Japan, my assignment was to develop new glazes, mainly Tenmoku glazes, in a brown-black color with an iridescent quality. At that time, I completed over 10,000 test pieces. The fifth year of my apprenticeship, I discovered the iridescent glaze on a black background which was my original contribution to the art of Yohen Tenmoku.”

“Over the last few years, I have experimented to discover new glazes which combine crystallization with iridescence. I have researched crystal glaze techniques in the United States, Europe, Japan and China. In the long history of crystal glazes, I could find no iridescent crystal glaze. This fueled my ten-year long passion and intent to create an iridescent crystal glaze which has never been made anywhere, at anytime in history. Last year, the newest glaze came out of my kiln. It was the most complicated glaze formula and firing process that I have ever done. I call that newest glaze Yohen Crystal Glaze. Yohen means ‘stars glistening in a night sky’ ” ( see below )

Japanese-born American Hideaki Miyamura has his studio in New Hampshire, USA. Born in 1955 in Niigata, Japan, Miyamura went to study art history at Western Michigan University. After college, he returned to Japan to pursue his interest in ceramics as an apprentice with master potter Shurei Miura in Yamanashi for 5 years where he did some of his glaze research. He is now well known throughout Japan and the United States for his experimental and illustrious glazes, Miyamura’s surfaces possess a stunning and unique iridescent quality. Stemming from the artist’s interest in rare ancient Chinese tea bowl glazes, Miyamura seeks to create glazes that have a three-dimensional quality and convey purity and peacefulness.. He has said, “Harmony and unity are expressions of peace. I aim for my art to provide not only beauty, but also peacefulness. My quest has been not for the perfect form or perfect glaze, but for the mysterious effect that first drew me to this work: the contemplative tranquility evoked through line and light.” The sublime porcelain forms of Miyamura combine simplicity, balance and beauty juxtaposed with dynamic, detailed glazes of depth and refinement.