by Carole Epp | Mar 19, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
A Câmara Municipal de
Aveiro informa da abertura do período de inscrições para a participação
na décima primeira edição da Bienal Internacional de Cerâmica Artística
de Aveiro. Os artistas interessados em participar deverão efetuar a sua
inscrição até 12 de abril de 2013 para o secretariado da Bienal que irá
funcionar na Divisão de Ação Cultural, Casa Municipal da Cultura –
Edifício Fernando Távora, Praça da República, 3810-156 Aveiro.
Na Bienal poderão
participar os artistas, nacionais ou estrangeiros, com um máximo de duas
obras que serão selecionadas pelos membros do júri. As obras poderão
ser trabalhos individuais ou coletivos.
A XI Bienal
Internacional de Cerâmica Artística, a exemplo de anos anteriores,
pretende contribuir, de forma efetiva, para o desenvolvimento
sociocultural e estimular a experimentação e a criatividade; procura ser
um espaço aberto ao diálogo, à divulgação e ao confronto de tendências e
de contacto com os conceitos atuais de cerâmica artística; tem ainda
como objetivo essencial divulgar os caminhos mais significativos da
cerâmica artística contemporânea que se faz pelos cinco continentes;
mostrar a diversidade formal e a renovação estética que se vem
processando, bem como as capacidades dos novos materiais e técnicas
postas ao serviço da arte.
Following via google translate. My apologies for any errors in translation.
The Municipality of Aveiro informs the opening of the registration period for participation in the eleventh edition of the International Biennial of Artistic Ceramics Aveiro. Artists interested in participating should make their registration until April 12, 2013 to the Secretariat of the Biennale that will work in the Division of Cultural Action, Municipal House of Culture – Fernando Távora Building, Republic Square, 3810-156 Aveiro.
May participate in the Biennial artists, domestic or foreign, with a maximum of two works that will be selected by the jury. The works may be individual or collective.
The Eleventh International Biennial of Artistic Ceramics, like previous years, intends to contribute effectively to the socio-cultural development and encourage experimentation and creativity; seeks to be an open dialogue, disclosure and comparison of trends and contact with current concepts of artistic ceramics, has yet to disclose the essential objective ways most significant contemporary artistic pottery that is made by the five continents, showing the diversity and formal aesthetic renewal that comes from processing, as well as the capabilities of new materials and techniques put at the service of art.
Find out more on their website here.
by Carole Epp | Mar 18, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Artist Statement
Clay as a material itself is soil and if you
were to step in it with your boots the first thing you would do is to
wash it off, but by transforming this mud through the ceramic process,
it’s inherent value forces us to stop and pay attention. By exploiting
the possibilities of a material I always try to find or release the
hidden beauty from something that may normally be overlooked.
It
is very difficult these days to create something unique and innovative,
so by using the ‘usual’ in an unusual way I hope to make people see
ordinary objects in a different light.
I am driven by a force to
create, innovate and experiment. I see my work pushing and challenging
the perceived boundaries of creative processes, techniques and
materials.
I always try to use unconventional materials and tools
in an unexpected way or try to push the boundaries of that material or
tool’s properties, and stretch its potential to the next level. By doing
this I always find something new which drives me further. For instance,
prior to my studies, I worked as a chef and I sometimes bring this
previous experience and its tools into my ceramics.
I try to keep my work as minimal as possible. I believe less is more.
I
love the purity and the translucence of bone china and much of my
recent work centres on this. In my degree exhibition I married the
ancient craft of ceramics with 21 st century technology, by applying QR
code ceramic transfers on to bone china. My QR codes carried messages
from Greek superstitions and songs. The key to unlock the QR codes is
your own smart phone device.
As bone china contains bone ash it
symbolises the fact that as something dies something new is born just
like the ancient Greek Phoenix that rose from the ashes.
www.madebymanos.com
by Carole Epp | Mar 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Leading Latvian and worldwide well known award winning porcelain and
ceramics artists Ilona Romule and Peteris Martinsons invite artists to
spend the summer together in Latvia, Zvartava manor.
During 21 – 31 July, 2013 in Zvartava manor will be held Masterclass
“Lithophane” – a practice based workshop in lithophane technique by
Ilona Romule for participants with figurative and narrative ideas.
„Lithophane” Masterclass will be followed by a Symposium “Masculine
and feminine ceramics” which will take place from 2 – 12 August, 2013.
The symposium will be led in tandem by Ilona Romule and Peteris
Martinsons.
Three money prizes have been established for the best works created
during the Symposium “Masculine and feminine ceramics”. Symposium
masters – Ilona Romule and Peteris Martinsons – together with each
Symposium participant will select one of the created artworks to be
dedicated for the symposium exhibition and afterwards to be left at
disposal of Symposium organizers.
From all selected artworks for the exhibition, Symposium masters will
take the decision on 3 best works to be awarded with following money
prizes – 250 EUR for the 1st place, 200 EUR for the 2nd place and 150
EUR for the 3rd best artwork.
For participation fees and application procedure, please see the official website www.symposiums.lv
You are also welcome to follow the updates on their Facebook page.
CONTACT
Linda Rasenbauma
[email protected]
by Carole Epp | Mar 17, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
I began working in clay for the
first time about a year ago having never touched it before then. On a
whim I decided to take a Ceramics class at a community college and from
the first day I was felt as if I had been doing it my whole life. It
just clicked! Ever since then I have been working non stop and am
finally getting a “studio” set up and just this week ordered my first
kiln. I
am extremely excited to see what the future holds for me and am
grateful that I have found this life changing medium.
www.facebook.com/amandasullivanpottery
by Carole Epp | Mar 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
March 15 – April 23, 2013
Reception: Friday, March 15, 6-8pm
Referring to the two types of geometry—2D and 3D—“Plane & Solid”
presents four artists who experiment with shape, pattern, and color to
create work with strong geometric structure. In the wall sculptures of
Alison Reintjes, the paintings of Hans Peter Sundquist, and the
functional ceramics of Marc Digeros and Mark Pharis, viewers are invited
to investigate the boundary between art and math. Through both
intuitive and scientific approaches, the artists use simple shapes to
construct objects of both intrigue and elegance.
For availability or to purchase, please contact the Gallery Director: [email protected]
View the show online here.
