Masters of the ceramic arts :
This post celebrates the potters and pottery companies that have been recognized for their contribution to the ceramic arts with their unique designs, innovations and classic creations and their influence in introducing new styles and movements in the field of ceramics. Artists that are less recognized but have created masterful pieces are also included. In some instances this might come from one of those days where moments of inspiration find their way into the studio and a unique piece of art is the outcome. Or maybe the kiln roulette just happens to deliver a truly remarkable ceramic.
Potters can spend years experimenting and trying different clays, glazes and kiln temperatures looking for that extraordinary appearance or trying to rediscover techniques that were lost in antiquity. New technologies and materials also present fresh challenges and a new frontier of art is forever beckoning. The diversity of parameters makes the pottery arts a journey of evolution and intrigue. Sometimes chance delivers an unexpected result or a more deliberate method is indulged with a perfect conclusion. The element of discovery is always a driving force in the claysrt discipline and it’s a continual pleasure to witness these achievements in pottery.
Edwin & Mary Sheier
Edwin & Mary Sheier
Sculptural Handles Vase By Émile DeCoeur
Stig Lindberg Figural Horse – Gustavsberg, Sweden
Toshiko Takaezu
Jug by Emille Galle, France
Beatrice Wood – iridescent drip glaze gourd shape vase
Tea bowl – Beatrice Wood
( 1893-1998 )
Ceramic sculptural vessel by Claud Conover
Clyde Burt
Clyde Burt – abstract ovoid pot
( Wrights Auctions )
Delphin Massier -iridescent vase
Vallauris, France</
De Morgan – Ceramic vase
Ernest Chaplet bowl
Longwy Figural Vase, France
Matsui Kôsei (1927-2003)
Max Laeuger – 1897
Ruth Duckworth bowl
Hans Coper sculptural ceramic bottle
Hans Coper
Taxile Doat
Taxile Doat (1851-1939) was a French potter who is primarily known for his experimentation with high-fired porcelain (grand feu) and stoneware using the pâte-sur-pâte technique. His book on these techniques Grand Feu Ceramicswas published in 1905 and helped spread his discoveries internationally
René Buthaud ,Vase
René Buthaud, bowl
Frederick Rhead
Frederick Rhead, one of the pioneers of mass production ceramics is best remembered for his Fiesta Dinnerware.
Mihara Ken
Mihara Ken
Peter Voulkos mid-century vessels
1940s Ceramic Vase by Pierrefonds, France
Barbara Hepworth 1959
Gertrude and Otto Natzler
Gertrude and Otto Natzler
Bulbous, stem-mouthed gourd-form of porcellaneous red clay glazed in a superior rendition of the Natzlers starry night crystalline.
Gertrude and Otto Natzler
Lucie Rie
Lucie Rie
Shane Norrie bowl – Canada
Hideaki Miyamura, vase
30’s crackle glaze vase – Edouard Cazaux, France
Jean Dunand -Switzerland
( 1877-1942 )
F.-Carlton-Ball 1967
Rick Rudd – sculptural vase, NZ
Otto Heino blue glazed stoneware vase
Spherical vase – Vivika and Otto Heino
( Bonhams, San Fransisco )
“Pottery, if it is to be of any lasting value, must have life…How is this ‘life’ achieved in one’s work? It is the result of the combination of two factors: the completeness of craftsmanship and the expression of the indivduality of the potter.” – Viveka Heino
Weller Jap Birdimal Vase
Clarice Cliff ” Coral Firs ” jug
( Boldon Auctions )
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