Ceramics and Pottery Arts and Resources

 

You only have to look at  architecture of Spain to see how bold and adventurous the Spanish are with their avant garde, abstract and evolving post modern styles. Their passion, impulsiveness and spiritual instincts lend itself to having a natural flair for unique contemporary designs. The likes of Picasso and Gaudi laid down deep foundations for the artists to expand upon and in Spain it is embraced as being culturally enriching and essential for the soul of the nation.
Their ceramics and pottery are blessed with the same flair and creativity.  Here is a collection of Spanish ceramicists that have contributed to their contemporary aesthetics.

 

Carme Collell

 

 

 ‘Sinking Blue’ – Carme Collell   1998

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Carme was born in Barcelona in 1951. While studying a Master in Art and Education at New York University, she was introduced to ceramics by Lydia Buzis. . In 1979-80 she went on to study at the ceramics workshop of Josep Collell in Montevideo, Uruguay, along with taking drawing and painting classes with Guillermo Fernandez.  It was here she developed the technique of applying an oiled and burnished slip, single fired at 1080C.

Her work is represented in major collections in Spain and abroad, including: Museum Chateauroux in France, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Garth Clark Gallery in New York.

 

 

 

‘Untitled’, 2003 – Carme Collell

Burnished clay with slips.

 

 

 

Ceramic Sculpture – ‘Dwelling’ by Carme Collell

2010

 

 

Carme Collell  ‘Fish Piece-2′

1997

 

 

‘Floating in Blue’ – Carme Collell

2012

 

 

‘Into the Blue’ – Carme Collell

2010

 

 

Carme Collell – ‘Rosa cúbica roja’ (2002)

 

 

 

 

‘Untitled’ 1988

 

 

 

Carme Collell

 

 

More  Carme Collell  here – http://www.terracroma.net

 

 

 Josep Collell

 

 

Josep Collell

 

 

 

Josep Collell

 

 

 

Josep Collell

 

 

 

Josep Collell

 

 Miguel Molet

Miguel Molet uses thorough treatment of his clays with polishing during the development of the piece or  terra sigellata  in preparing his pre-fired pots, a technique which has been revived by contempoary ceramicists, from ancient procedures dating back to 600 BC in Greece. He further finishes his pieces with smoking techniques, either naked Raku, carbonation in a closed oven, or simple smoked paper, wood, and other fuels.

website – www.miguelmolet.com

‘Bipolares’ – Miguel Molet

 

 

 

‘Contenedores 1’ – MiguelMolet

 

 

 

‘Contenedores 3’ – Miguel Molet

 

 

 

‘Huellas 3’ – Miguel Molet

 

 

 

‘Huevo 2’ – Miguel Molet

 

 

 

Miguel Molet

 

 

 

‘Plato Peces 2’ – Miguel Molet

 

 

 

‘Griegos 1’ – Miguel Molet

 

 

 

‘Mural 01’  – Miguel Molet

 

 

 

‘Queso’ – Miguel Molet

 

 

 

Miguel Molet sculpture – ‘qla Rotary series’ 2009

 

 

 

‘Angeles 22’ – Miguel Molet

 

 

 

‘Anatomía-de-la-forma’

Miguel Molet

 

 

 

‘Cons 22’  – Miguel Molet

 

 

 

‘Batientes’  ceramic sculpture – Miguel Molet

 

 

 Jordi Marcet / Rosa vila D’abadal

 

‘Human Flowers – fingers’ –  Jordi Marcet / Rosa vila D’abadal

 

 

 

‘Human Flowers—nails’ –  Jordi Marcet / Rosa vila D’abadal

 

 

 

‘Construcciones-5’ –  Jordi Marcet / Rosa vila D’abadal

 

 

 

‘Dummies’ –  Jordi Marcet / Rosa vila D’abadal

 

 

 

‘Energizing’ – Jordi Marcet / Rosa vila D’abadal

Stoneware  1260c

 

 

 

‘Swarm of Mosquitoes’  – Jordi Marcet / Rosa vila D’abadal

stoneware plate

 

 

 

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Ceramic sculptures -Jordi Marcet / Rosa vila D’abadal

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Angeles Velaquez modernist tea set

 

 

 

“Tree and Earth” – Diego Ecija, 2007
Tribute to the Alcora pottery tradition. The tree, referring to pottery, rooted in the earth, and it thrives. From the first branches arise Potters hands working the clay and decorating around the brush works.

 

 

 

Madola

 

 

 

Wall Panel – Samuel Bayarri/Rafaela pare

 

 

 

‘Sponge’  – Penelope Vallejo

 

 

 

‘Winter Light’, monumental dish ( 59cm ) – Jose Antonio Sarmiento

2004

 

 

Jose Antonio Sarmiento – ‘Rain’

 

 

 

Dones18.-Teresa Gironés

www.teresagirones.es

 

 

 

Esther Galarza

Xohan Viqueira

( alafiasamuelrafaela.blogspot.com.au )

 

 

 

 

Joan Carrillo

 

 

Luis Rodriguez abstract teapot

 

 

 

Mia Llauder

 

 

Raku Pumpkin–Maria Gelabert

 

Maria-Gelabert

 

 

 

Rafaela Pareja

 

 

 

Sculpture done in chamotada white – Rafaela Pareja

 

 

 

Rafaela Pareja

 

 

Catalan ceramicist Teresa Gironès

 

 

 

 Mid-Century modernist incised red clay vessel signed  Strandquert

 

 

 

Mª Teresa Capeta

Monasterio de Santa Cristin