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
Large figure sculpture ‘Rapture’ – Martin Eichinger
‘Gaia’s Breath’ – Martin Eichinger
Martin Eichinger sculpting in studio
‘One With the Universe’ by Martin Eichinger
‘Through the Eyes of a Turtle’ by Martin Eichinger
‘Security Blanket’ by Martin Eichinger
‘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/
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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