Ceramic art originated in China and has a long history. If you are asked, what is the role of a ceramic product, there are nothing more than two, one is as a decorative craft, which is its artistic attribute; the other is a vessel for loading things, which is its functional attribute. Traditional Chinese ceramic vessels pay attention to symmetry and beauty, the shape of the vessel is dignified and simple, and the pattern is also very exquisite.
It is like a dignified boudoir, with a natural romantic color, both formal beauty and Chinese cultural heritage. How attractive is porcelain? As we all know, the Qianlong Emperor is a "connoisseur" who plays with porcelain, and he loves the famous porcelain of all dynasties, even if it is lost, this grandfather will order someone to reproduce it.
In modern times, ceramic craftsmanship has been greater development, the love of ceramics people have become more extensive, not only the Chinese people love, even foreigners love to let go, because of this, a large number of modern and contemporary ceramic artists have appeared abroad, they use their own unique insights, the traditional ceramics to innovate, into the integration of more fresh elements.
However, in recent years, in the name of innovation, there are not a few artists who have created sensational "new ceramics". We often say that everything must be within a reasonable boundary, once the line is too much, it will attract some controversy, under all kinds of "explosive changes", criticism will also come. In fact, some time ago, Xiao Dai shared with you a series of controversial ceramic works, in general, the creativity is enough, but the artistry is insufficient.
Lisa Stevens, an artist from Bristol, England, who xiao dai would like to introduce to you today, has also created new ceramic sculptures on the basis of traditional ceramic art, most of which are based on the circular shape of plates and bowls, and then on the surface of the porcelain, the artist has carved rectangles or shells with large spikes, and some have antennae.
These works that look a bit "magical" have attracted the attention of many people, but also caused a lot of doubts, for a time there are mixed reviews, some people feel that such works are very creative, bringing people a refreshing feeling, and some people think that these works are not worthy of being called ceramic art, neither aesthetics nor use value.
It turns out that the ceramic artist's creative inspiration comes from organic patterns in nature, the imagination of ceramic modeling comes from natural resources such as coral reefs and moss, and her controversial ceramic sculptures are actually imitating aquatic creatures. In this way, one may be able to understand why these works have shells and coral reefs.
Although I understand the inspiration of the artist's ceramics such as plates, bowls, shells and tentacles, there are still many people who do not buy it, and many people say that no matter how the artist explains it, such works should not be called ceramic art. Next, we may wish to take a look at how the works created by this foreign artist have "provoked public anger"? What do you think about such innovations?