The Skulls of Derik Van Beers

Adoro i documentari sugli artisti, sono spesso sorprendenti e arricchiscono la percezione che abbiamo delle opere. Hart Perez mi ha mandato questo ritratto di Derik Van Beers,un ceramista che lavora prevalentemente con l'immagine del teschio.
Ecco "I teschi di Derik Van Beers":



The Perez Brothers proudly present the modern ceramic art of Derik Van Beers in their artist profile film entitled, The Skulls of Derik Van Beers.Derik Van Beers’ Website: The Perez Brothers proudly present the modern ceramic art of Derik Van Beers in their artist profile film entitled, The Skulls of Derik Van Beers.

Derik Van Beers’ Website: http://www.derikvanbeers.com/
Working exclusively with the primal image of the skull, the art of Van Beers is meant to provoke themes of lost innocence and to playfully remind viewers of their own mortality. In an effort to celebrate the emerging art scene in their hometown of Oakland California, the Perez Brothers have created a short film that simultaneously attempts to exhibit the finest techniques in both film and ceramics.
Recently, the Perez Brothers have summed up The Skulls of Derik Van Beers as a “Morbidly optimistic examination of both life and art.”

Video link to “The Skulls of Derik Van Beers”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJNzYmmUmq4 Please enjoy the film and feel free to share it with your friends, family, and twitter followers. Working exclusively with the primal image of the skull, the art of Van Beers is meant to provoke themes of lost innocence and to playfully remind viewers of their own mortality.In an effort to celebrate the emerging art scene in their hometown of Oakland California, the Perez Brothers have created a short film that simultaneously attempts to exhibit the finest techniques in both film and ceramics. Recently, the Perez Brothers have summed up The Skulls of Derik Van Beers as a “Morbidly optimistic examination of both life and art.”Video link to “The Skulls of Derik Van Beers”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJNzYmmUmq4
Please enjoy the film and feel free to share it with your friends, family, and twitter followers.

The Skulls of Derik Van Beers

Ceramic Shots

Questo post è un po' diverso dagli altri ma ho pensato che potesse essere utile per tutti quelli che cercano di fotografare da soli i propri pezzi. Anche chi si affida ad un fotografo professionista spesso ha bisogno in poco tempo di qualche foto di pezzi appena sfornati, e sappiamo tutti quanto la fotografia possa essere una difficile compagna. Percui dal blog Via U, nato per aiutare chi vende su Etsy, tanti consigli utilissimi.
http://www.viauphotography.com
http://viauphotography.blogspot.com
per chi volesse un professionista sto aggiungendo in fondo ai links di CV alcuni bravi fotografi

Need to improve your photographic skills? Look no further, Via U is the blog for you ! Mariano is an experienced photographer from NYC who decided to lend a hand to those less gifted. Through his site ViaU you can get your pieces photographed for a small price. Unfortunately I guess it work only in the US...but anyway Mariano created a blog with plenty of advice on how to create the perfect shot !
Still if you want a professional...check at the bottom of CV's links for some good names

http://www.viauphotography.com

http://viauphotography.blogspot.com

here is an example:

http://viauphotography.blogspot.com/2011/04/taking-pictures-of-your-ceramic-pottery.html

Ceramic Shots

Angela Cunningham at Vessels Galley

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"Lure" Angela Cunningham
Vessel Gallery in Boston
until June 19th
www.vesselsgallery.com

La Vessel Gallery di Boston, galleria unicamente dedicata alla ceramica, presenta in questo mese il sensuale lavoro di Angela Cunningham.
"Le immagini da cui traggono ispirazione i miei pezzi sono quelle della natura. Sono ispirata dalla sensuale consistenza, dalle linee eleganti e dalla fertile energia dei fiori. La frutta e la verdura mi affascinano con i loro colori allettanti, con la fitta struttura dei semi e la bellezza grottesca. Il corpo umano appare qui e là, la curva dei fianchi, la morbidezza della pancia... " Angela Cunningham

Quella della Cunningham è una natura opulenta e matrigna nei colori forti e nelle forme quasi inquietanti. Protuberanze, corni ed escrescenze smaltate arrichiscono le forme di connotazioni più aliene che umane, in un armonia di colori usati sapientemente.


Now in its sixth year, Vessels Gallery — located in Boston’s South End, the center of the city’s thriving arts and cultural scene — is a venue for those who collect, create, or covet ceramics… or those just beginning an exploration of the beauty of shaped clay. Representing studio ceramicists from the United States, Europe, and Asia, the Gallery exhibits the functional and non-functional, one-of-a-kind work of both emerging and established clay artists.
This month Vessels Gallery presents the work of American ceramist Angela Cunningham, fascinating and mysterious forms like alien flowers bloom in the gallery space. Here are the words of the artist:
"The imagery in my pieces is drawn largely from forms in nature. I am inspired by the seductive textures, elegant lines and fertile energy of flowers. Fruits and vegetables fascinate me with their tantalizing colors, dense seed structure and grotesque beauty. The human body enters here and there – the curve of hip, the softness of belly….." Angela Cunningham
Her creations are sensually beautiful but dangerous, like those carnivorous plants with their inviting colours and rounded shapes. Be careful !!! You might want to take them all home!

Angela Cunningham at Vessels Galley

Wearable Ceramic

Shu-Lin Wu - brooch

Wearable Ceramics- Jewelry from International Artists

PEWABIC Pottery, Detroit (USA) - 20 May-4 July 2011

Bella mostra di artisti internazionali che trasformano l'argilla in gioielli e ornamenti per il corpo rispondendo agli stimoli del nostro tempo. Wearable Ceramics è curata da Tara Robinson e Linda Ross, e malgrado Detroit non sia dietro l'angolo avete la possibilità di sfogliare una buona selezione dei pezzi su flicker.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceramicexhibitions/sets/72157626225006900/

Artisti partecipanti:
Sebastian Buescher, Peter Hoogeboom, Pilar Cotter Nunez, Jet Mous, Rian de Jong, Evert Nijland, Iris Eichenberg, Karin Seufert, David Elliott,Andrea Wagner, Ford & Forlano, Gaby Wandscher, Caroline Gore,Pauline Wiertz, Maria Hees, Shu-Lin Wu.

Pilar Cotter- Brooch Porcelain and silver

These artists, some of the finest established and emerging makers from six countries, transform clay and other non-traditional materials into jewelry that also reflects advanced ideas of contemporary design for body ornament. The exhibition was organized by Tara Robinson, Curator of Contemporary Ceramics, Pewabic Pottery, & Linda Ross Contemporary: Art + Projects.

Participating Artists:

Sebastian Buescher, Peter Hoogeboom, Pilar Cotter Nunez, Jet Mous, Rian de Jong, Evert Nijland, Iris Eichenberg, Karin Seufert, David Elliott,Andrea Wagner, Ford & Forlano, Gaby Wandscher, Caroline Gore,Pauline Wiertz, Maria Hees, Shu-Lin Wu.

PEWABIC Pottery
10125 E Jefferson Ave
Detroit, MI 48214 (USA)
(313) 626-2000
Fax (313) 626-2100
pewabic1@pewabic.org

photo:Tara Robinson

Wearable Ceramic

Emerging Artists

Myungjin Kim

Ogni anno la pubblicazione americana Ceramic Monthly assegna il premio come miglior artista emergente (tutti residenti degli Stati Uniti). La redazione effettua una prima scelta lasciando ai lettori una rosa di 15 candidati, tutti con meno di 10 anni di esperienza alle spalle.

Per votare basta andare sul sito del giornale e il vincitore verrà annunciato il giorno 11 Maggio.
In più si può scaricare gratuitamente (basta registrarsi) un catalogo che illustra il lavoro dei candidati Fresh Work in Contemporary Ceramic Art: Ceramic Sculpture and Pottery by Emerging Artists! !

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Aaron Tennessee Benson, Helena, Montana
Douglas Peltzman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mike Jabbur, Santa Fe, New Mexico Angelique Tassistro, Asheville, North Carolina
Guy Michael Davis and Katie Parker, Cincinnati, Ohio
Myungjin Kim, Torrance, California
Kip O’Krongly, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Yoko Sekino-Bové, Washington, Pennsylvania
Peter Christian Johnson, La Grande, Oregon
Cary Weigand, Jacksonville, Oregon
Courtney Murphy, Helena, Montana
Adam Welch, New York, New York
Darien Johnson, Buffalo, New York
Kala Stein, Alfred, New York
Meredith Host, Kansas City, Missouri

Each year the Ceramics Monthly editorial staff spends hours and hours, poring over hundreds and hundreds of images, to jury the annual Emerging Artists competition. The competition is open to ceramic artists who have actively been pursuing a career in ceramics for less than ten years. They have chosen 15 wonderfully talented ceramic artists (all residents of the US), choose you winner by casting your vote on their web page, the winner will be announce on Wednesday, May 11. There is, as well, a free catalogue to download: Fresh Work in Contemporary Ceramic Art: Ceramic Sculpture and Pottery by Emerging Artists!

Emerging Artists