The wood stacks are piling higher and higher, ready
for two months of wood firing, beginning with the beautiful new CAC
anagama in June. “Ceremony by Fire” will run June 21st- July 6th and
will have both kiln-builder, Gyan Wall, as well as in-house wood-firer
and CAC director, Hillary Kane, sharing the wealth of their enthusiasm
and experience with all whom attend.
Space still available: REGISTER NOW!
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| Dejan Prendić |
For this, 14th Ceramics Triennial,
the total of 62 artists applied, while the selected exhibition features
44 works by 34 authors. According to its established tradition, the Ceramics Triennial
is based on contest. The prizes awarded at it act as an acknowledgment
of quality, they ministered the affirmation of either artists or
tendencies present in their works, they are a sign of success, as well
as of the values of the concepts brought about in ceramics. Nine prizes
were awarded at the current exhibition.
The exhibition of the 14th Ceramics Triennial
features, along with the show of the authorial works, the individual
exhibition of artist Larisa Ackov, who presents her works as the
laureate of the Grand Prize of the 13th Ceramics Triennial.
Works created by a group of Hungarian ceramists, are also on the show,
which are housed in the collection of International Ceramic Studio from
Kečkemet. Numerous educational, interactive workshops and lectures for
students and grade school pupils will take place in Museum of Applied
Art.
The cooperation between Museum of Applied Art in Belgrade and
the Modern Gallery “Likovni susret” from Subotica, proved very fruitful
once more. As organizers of 14th Ceramics Triennial,
which took place in Subotica between December 2012 and March 2013, they
will present the latest accomplishments and concepts in the
contemporary ceramics to the public in Belgrade, as well, between May 11
and May 31, 2013.
The catalog of the exhibition of 14th Ceramics Triennial,
which was published in Subotica, will be available also in Belgrade,
during the exhibition. For this occasion, Museum of Applied Art in
Belgrade prepared a leaflet with a short survey of 14th Ceramics Triennial.
Admission
Free with Admission – No Ticket RequiredThis event is free with cost of admission.
Join Thomas Michie, Russell B. and Andrée Beauchamp Stearns Curator of
Decorative Arts and Sculpture, and Emily Zilber, Ronald C. and Anita L.
Wornick Curator of Contemporary Decorative Arts, as they delve into
historic and contemporary blue-and-white ceramics. Michie will guide
attendees through recently renovated galleries featuring blue and white
ceramics, including several recent aquisitions in the Dutch and Hartman
Galleries. The focus will then shift to contemporary blue and white as
Zilber will speak on works in the MFA special exhibition, “New Blue and
White,” in the Foster Gallery.
“I believe in form and function, craft
and industry, which all need to be considered to create a balance in beauty. Knowing beauty is just a perception it
allows me to use clay as a natural vehicle to transport my ideas. My ideas are
influenced by my past and my present surroundings. I find acceptance that each
idea will not be successful and believe if I continue the process of creating,
my perception of success will change. I find wood firing to be the most
efficient artistic tool in finishing my work.”
