Lucie Rie
Hans Coper
The Direction
of
21st Ceramics
Readings p. 135-170
Contemporary Ceramics
• Global community truly spans world, and even
goes into space. It’s impossible to distinguish
difference between nationality of makers. In fact
artists are grouped by affiliation to certain
processes ECLECTIC/DIVERSE not by nationality.
Artists have more international contact than ever
before.
• What factors contributed to the globalization of
contemporary ceramics?
• Recurring Theme: How do ceramic ideas spread?
Sculptural, Figurative, Narrative
Narrative
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Ken Price
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