Bertozzi e Casoni. Timeless

Bertozzi & Casoni. Timeless
25 gennaio - 19 maggio 2013
Al Museum Beelden aan Zee dell’Aia, una selezione di 21 opere tra le più significative dal 1997 ad oggi.Con tecnica perfetta e seducente e con una immaginazione fantastica a volte glaciale e a volte intrisa di caustico humor, Bertozzi & Casoni indagano, da anni, il disastro contemporaneo sapendolo, però, ricollegare alla grande tradizione dell’arte e a temi iconografici quali la vanitas e il memento mori.
Con una ceramica portata a dimensioni anche colossali e della quale vengono mirabilmente sfruttate le capacità mimetiche, gli artisti sono diventati i più autorevoli cantori di una inedita “epopea del trash” in cui da quanto è più negletto, dimenticato o rifiutato germogliano algide bellezze.
Maestri del dubbio e del “forse”, Bertozzi & Casoni evitano accuratamente ogni ipotesi di chiave sociologica, religiosa o filosofica, in quanto ritenute banalmente risolutive e lenitive, e invitano, piuttosto, a meditare e a credere nelle “bugie dell’arte”.
Sfida della loro arte: trasformare la più piccola scintilla di vita in epifania eterna.
 Bertozzi & Casoni
The Italian artist duo Bertozzi & Casoni (Giampaolo Bertozzi, Bologna 1957 and Stefano Dal Monte Casoni, Ravenna 1961) combine socially critical and philosophical themes with highly attractive figurative sculptures. Through their colour and material choices, their sculptures verge on kitsch. They developed a technique in the late nineties which enables them to create extremely large ceramic works. The colossal but fragile sculptures are overpowering and prompt observers to contemplate life and death, nature and culture, art and kitsch.

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So this is Christmas

Dear readers it's that time again, I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
May your time be filled with love and passion and creativity.
Among the cards I received I found a vey inspiring from Art Aura magazine:
  • Preserve your optimism, every cloud has a silver lining,
  • Pursue your goals resolutely because perseverance is the secret of success,
  • Never abandon your ideals even if you can never fully attain them,
  • Remain healthy – your good health largely depends on you and your lifestyle,
  • Never allow yourself to become annoyed by things that you cannot change,
  • Also follow suggestions that aren’t to your taste – they’re often the best ones,
  • Stay open for newness, even though you’re already a year older.
couldn't agree more !

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

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1,2,3...stella Torino



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Paolo Polloniato



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Jerome Galvin at Accro Terre

Jérôme Galvin et ses invités, Alice Mulliez et Full Mano
« Vous êtes mûrs »
du 27 novembre au 22 décembre 2012
vernissage en présence de l'artiste le 27 nov. 15h-22h.

Etre filmé en permanence est certainement une expérience inquiétante. Le moindre mot est enregistré et peut être décontextualisé au détriment de son auteur. Est-ce la raison pour laquelle Jérôme Galvin a exploré, pour son exposition préparée à la suite de sa participation à l’émission « Tous pour l’Art » diffusée actuellement sur Arte, des éléments composant la maison avec d’un côté la cheminée, de l’autre le toit, sa gargouille, plus loin des briques dans un souci compréhensible de protection ?

Accro Terre Galerie
11 rue Emile Lepeu, Paris, France

Great exhibition at Accro Terre Galerie in Paris, have a look at the images on the fb page



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Ceramica Psichedelica



Video Psichedelico del Museo della ceramica di Montelupo Fiorentino
Bella idea !

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Castellamonte

Alfredo Gioventù



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Goldmark Gallery

Goldmark Gallery,
14 Orange Street, Uppingham, Rutland, LE15 9SQ, UK

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JAPANESE CRAFT at Erskine, Hall & Coe

JAPANESE CRAFT at Erskine, Hall & Coe

The exhibition is fully illustrated on the website.

Erskine, Hall & Coe Ltd, 15 Royal Arcade, 28 Old Bond Street, London W1S 4SP
+44 (0) 20 7491 1706 | mail@erskinehallcoe.com | www.erskinehallcoe.com

Open 10am - 6pm, Monday to Saturday until Friday 21st of December.
Exhibition continues in 2013 from 2nd of January until the 10th.

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Pizzi Cannella, Mic Faenza

Le Atmosfere di Piero Pizzi Cannella
Oltre 70 pezzi tra ceramiche e grandi disegni in mostra al Mic di Faenza
dal 18 gennaio al 17 marzo 2013

Oltre 70 pezzi, tra ceramica e grandi disegni di Piero Pizzi Cannella, occuperanno gli spazi del MIC dal prossimo 18 gennaio fino al 17 marzo 2013 in una mostra dal titolo “Atmosfere”.
Il nome di Piero Pizzi Cannella (Roma 1955) è legato ad un ambito strettamente pittorico dagli anni Ottanta, con il gruppo di giovani del Pastificio Cerere (con Nunzio, Ceccobelli, Dessì, Gallo, Tirelli). La ripresa della pittura, teorizzata da Bonito Oliva con la Transavanguardia, accentua il loro interesse per una progettualità legata alla materia, inizialmente con connotati astratti- informale. Pizzi Cannella, tra studi accademici e filosofici, si colloca in una poetica che pone grande attenzione ai temi dell’umano, del viaggio antropologico, del sogno, supportati da una ideale vibrante cromia di toni caldi accostati a profondi neri.
Questi elementi si ritrovano nella produzione ceramica, ideata nel 2008, a seguito della mostra “Chinatown” e realizzata dal 2009 grazie al supporto tecnico della Bottega Gatti di Faenza, ed esposta per la prima volta al Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche in Faenza. “Grandi vasi dalle ampie forme diventano supporto per il gesto pittorico che si misura con le difficoltà della forma tridimensionale e diventano stimolo per varcare preconcetti e sperimentare nuove modalità di approccio alla materia”, afferma la curatrice Claudia Casali, direttrice del MIC.

La mostra è realizzata in collaborazione con la Galleria Otto di Bologna, grazie al supporto della Banca di Romagna di Faenza. Catalogo Gli Ori, Prato.

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Christmas's Events

Christmas at Contemporary Ceramics Centre, where you will find British ceramics at its best

 With over 80 makers on display, discover function and beauty, teacups and statement pieces. 
10 new artists will be showing their work in the gallery during the Christmas period, adding to the already exceptional selection of studio ceramics on display. Inspiration to find the perfect gift or to treat yourself.


Goldmark Gallery, 14 Orange Street, Uppingham, Rutland, LE15 9SQ, UK
info@goldmarkart.com

This is my fiftieth year as a shopkeeper and for the majority of that time I have been here in Uppingham. I continue to derive huge pleasure from the art but the real joy still comes from meeting and talking to you. Thank you again for your support and custom. I am also extraordinarily lucky to be able to work with such a great team and to have my eldest son Jay take over as MD this year. I hope you find something in our Christmas selection to interest you and look forward to hearing from you soon.





Les Ateliers galerie de L’ô vous convient en collaboration avec Caroline Andrin, An van den Abbeele, Pascale de Visscher, Rebecca Maeder, Marit kathriner, Sophie Ronse, Marie Chantelot, Masamy Yamamoto, Elisabetta Gendre, Tjok Dessauvage, Dorothée loriquet, Virginie Besengez, Nathalie Doyen, Laetitia Lefevre,… à notre
“One day ceramics exhibition” 22/12/12 de 11H00 à 18H00
Les Ateliers galerie de L'Ô  asbl
Rue de L'Eau, 56a _1190 Forest  Belgique  
Tel: +32.495.28.71.74
Mail: 
info@galeriedelo.be
Site: http://www.galeriedelo.be



MERCATINO DI NATALE



LA MERIDIANA
Scuola Internazionale di Ceramica
CERAMICA... E NON SOLO
Sabato 8 e Sabato 15 Dicembre 2012
Ore 14.00 - 19.00, Loc. Bagnano, 135 Certaldo (Fi)
Troverete bellissima ceramica da tavola o decorativa e...
vere occasioni sul tavolo delle seconde scelte.
Non mancheranno inoltre accessori etnici e profumi naturali provenienti direttamente dall'India.
Vin Brulé per tutti!
Il ricavato delle vendite delle seconde scelte sarà devoluto all'organizzazione umanitaria AfrikaSi impegnata in progetti in Kenya. www.afrikasi.org


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Point of Departure, RCA, London



Point of Departure
Great Western Studios 
Exhibition runs: 27th Nov - 4th Dec 2012

I have a weak spor for the RCA students, their work is never disappointing ...
Here is a great chance to see 2nd yr students from the ceramic and glass department, these are some images of Cristina Vezzini's works.
Point of Departure presents an opportunity to view work by second year master’s students from the Royal College of Art’s celebrated Ceramics and Glass programme at a pivotal point in development.
The programme itself has been described as a site for discursive practice, where cultural, social, personal, historical and aesthetic concerns intersect. An overarching belief that the skills of making and thinking can develop in tandem, and that the made object is a vehicle for expression that can engage with the individual and society, lies behind much of its students’ output. 
The artists do not see ceramics and glass merely as a fixed set of media, instead prizing and celebrating diversity and breadth whilst embracing connections.
As work in progress, Point of Departure includes eighteen individual artists’ investigations taking form. It gives a rare insight into the thinking behind the works at this ‘point of departure’. The exhibition reflects recent discoveries within the students’ artistic journeys as they establish individual identities.

The work itself covers a wide spectrum – from design for manufacture, the unique art object to installation. Themes being dealt with range from the body, the domestic and the architectural, at the core of which is material understanding.
Helle Bjerregaard
Rachel Hopkins
Sabina Stumberger
Kane Cali                                   
Rosanna Martin                                   
Ester Svensson
Kevin Callaghan                       
Enrique Perezalba Red                                    
Luke Twigger           
Eunghan Choi                           
Helena Plado                                               
Cristina Vezzini
Olivia Fink                                   
Shane Porter                                               
Jonathan Wade
Lydia Hardwick                       
Mella Shaw                                               
Yiru Wang

Great Western Studios
65 Alfred Road London W2 5EU
 t. 020 7221 0100 fx. 020 7221 0200
info@greatwesternstudios.com

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