Guangzhen Zhou on wed 2 feb 11
Happy Chinese Lunar Year !
February 3rd is the first
day of the Year of the Rabbit!
Promoting American Ceramics
in China
On August 2009, there were 23 pieces of American ceramics
in the show at Beijing International Art Expo,
2009 and Shanghai Ceramic Art Expo, 2009. Reader bi-monthly (issue 21),
the largest magazines in China, featured these American ceramics.
September 2010, The Development of Ceramic Materials, Technologies
and Equipments in America, by Guangzhen Zhou, along with some artworks done
by American and Australia artists were published on Collection and Investme=
nt
magazine (2010-14, bi-monthly) in China =A1V one of the most important art
collection magazines, a state-run business under Xinhua News Agency.
Pictures of the artworks from left to right: Coeleen
Kiebert, Kurt Weiser, Janet Mansfield (Australia) and Mark Messenger.
The Genealogy of Modern
and Contemporary Ceramic Art
By Guangzhen Zhou
Contemporary ceramic art
has spread wildly into many directions. It is very difficult to label
each artwork with some kind of "-ism", or fit them into a certain
category today. However, as educators, critiques, curators and collectors,
you have to understand the differences and similarities between the artwork=
s
you see in museums or in art markets.
The Roots of
Modern and Contemporary Ceramic Art
Ceramic Heritage - different nations or areas may have different heritages =
that were a
most important foundation for ceramic art today;
Mainstream Art =A1V since ceramic art has become a part of popular art educ=
ation in the
past half-century, ceramics gradually merged into the mainstream of art and
became a media of fine art;
Modern Science and Technology =A1V the development of modern science and
technology made everything easier to be understood and to be used, and cera=
mic
became much popular ever than before.
Popular Culture and Globalization =A1V popular culture, self-enjoyment and
information exchanged through the internet made the ceramic art into the gl=
obal
art language of the world today.
The Branches
of Contemporary Ceramics
Vessel Form
Sculpture Form
Post Modern and Avant-Garde
The Sub-branches
of Contemporary Ceramics
(The artists=A1=A6 name list will be updated)
Public Art / Architecture / Murals, Jun Kaneko,
Robert Harrison and many others;
Vessel Form
Industry Designs, Bauhaus, Mass-produced
functional wares;
Contemporary Style, Studio Potters with
contemporary styles, eccentric teapots;
Imperial Style, Jingdezhen Imperial kiln and Royal
porcelain factories in Europe. Ceramic art
with elegant decorations;
Folk Art Style, Japanese Minge and the ceramic
artworks with similar concepts.
Sculpture Form
Abstract Art VS
Representational Art
Abstract Art
A. Warm Abstract,
Abstract Expressionism: Peter Voulkos, Paul Soldner and many others;
B. Cold Abstract,
Minimalism: John Mason, Ken Price, Ruth Duckworth and more;
Representational Art
A. Objective
Realistic, Super-realism, Trompe =A1=A5Oeil: Marilyn Levine, Steven
Montgomery, Richard Shaw, Sylvia Hyman and Ahleon;
B. Subjective Realistic,
Surreal, POP Art, most of Figurative, Funk Art, Robert Arneson and a lot
of other artists in the world.
Contemporary
Art, Post Modern, Avant Garde
Multi-Medium, Colby Parsons=A1]Simulated Cloud=A1^;
Ceramic Paintings, 2D paintings, such as underglaze
and over glaze with contemporary paintings (popular in China);
Installations, Judy Chicago, Water McConnell, Nathan Crave and others;
Mix-Medium, Michael Lucero, Arthur Gonzalez, Stan
Welsh;
Performance Art, Ai Weiwei.
Note from the author. This is just a draft of the guidelines. I have been
studying the relationship between mainstream art and contemporary ceramics =
for
many years, as a writer, ceramic artist and ceramic educator. The Genealogy=
of
Modern and Contemporary Ceramic Art is one of the main research subjects. T=
his
will be a part of my new book. Comments and suggestions are very welcome.
To
those who have sent me pictures of your artworks, I would like to express m=
y
appreciations and say sorry; I will not be able to reply to every email, bu=
t if
I use any image for my articles or books, I will notify the artist and he o=
r
she may receive a free copy of the magazine or book. Thanks for your suppor=
t!
Ceramic China Tour, June 2011
2011
Ceramic China,
---Tour and Exchanges, June 12-27.
Shanghai, Yixing, Hangzhou, Yellow Mountain,
Jingdezhen,
Xian and Beijing.
$4,950 per person,
(Scholarship is available for educators);
$1,500 deductible if you are going to buy your own
international round trip air tickets. Costs: ($50 off if signed up before M=
arch 31, 2011)
Additional fee $700 for
single supplement. The cost may vary if you return to a city other than San=
Francisco. The fee includes: international air tickets,
local transportation, lodging, three meals a day, and tour guides/interpret=
ers.
The travel agent has limited insurance, so we suggest that you buy your own
traveling insurance.
The fee excluded: Chinese visa, tips to tour
guides and drivers, personal phone calls, etc.
This itinerary is
designed for both professional ceramic artists and art lovers. We may excha=
nge (lectures)
with art schools based on the inquiry of the group. We will take one in-cou=
ntry
flight from Jingdezhen/Nanchang to Xi=A1=AFan and take an overnight train t=
o Beijing. We are going to
use one bus between the cities from Shanghai
to Jingdezhen.
You won=A1=A6t need to carry your luggage in the waiting rooms of airport o=
r train
stations all the time. The longest bus ride will be about 4 hours from Hang=
zhou to Yellow Mountain.
Itinerary
June 12, departure from
the US;
June 13, arrival in
Shanghai in the evening,
June 14, Yu
Yuan Garden and market, site seeing and cruise on Huangpu River in the even=
ing,
June 15: visit Shanghai Museum in the morning, bus to Yixing in the afterno=
on (three hours), June 16, tour at an ancient dragon kiln site, visit to na=
tional masters=A1=A6 studio and Yixing Ceramics Museum;
June 17, in the morning - bus to Hangzhou, tour at West Lake (one night);
June 18, in the afternoon - bus to Yellow Mountain City;June 19, one day to=
ur to Yellow Mountain;
June 20, in the morning - bus to Jingdezhen, tour at the Jingdezhen Ceramic=
Institute, Ancient Porcelain Factory and museums, June 21, Sculptural Fact=
ory and art galleries;
June 22, bus to Nanchang and a flight to Xi=A1=AFan, East Han Museum;
June 23, bus to Fuping Village, visit Fule International Ceramic Museum,
June
24, visit Terri-Cotta
Warriors Museum, overnight train to Beijing, (on the train);
June 25, arrival in Beijing in the morning. Visit
Great Wall, Bird Nest and 798 Art Distract;
June 26, visit
Panjiayuan Ghost Antique Market, Tiananmen Square
and Forbidden City;
June 27, home flights
from Beijing to
the US.
Arrivals will be on the same day in US local time.
NCECA Room at Hyatt
Regency Tampa Available
Due to the cancellation of Chinese artist, we have one extra
room available to transfer. If anyone is interested, please contact Po Zhou=
at ChineseClayArt@hotmail.com.
New Decals are
arrived. Please visit http://www.chineseclayart.com/mall/c110/s25729/store=
_decal.asp
Guangzhen "Po" Zhou
Chinese Clay Art Corp. / ClayGround
Clay Art Supplies and Studio
1155 S. De Anza Blvd. San Jose, CA 95129
Mailling address:
PO Box 1733, Cupertino, CA 95015
Tel. 408-343-3919, Fax. 408-343-0117
www.ChineseClayArt.com, ChineseClayArt@hotmail.com
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