Tanveer's Art Blog: Art Culture in Ceramics

Ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat. They are mostly clay modeled and heated to give a smooth shape. Ceramics has been used as an art material long before. Artist has created a deep relation with arts and ceramics. Ceramics are used to design pots, statues, dishes, cups etc. The use of ceramics started very early and we are still using it. It has got more developed and it is also used as semiconductors. Many items in ancient time were designed on ceramics. The shape of the item has its own art and to add more attractiveness paints were used to design it in different theme.

Jean Charles Develly ,

"Sugar Bowl",1836,

Gallery 554 - Decorative Arts and Sculpture, 1800–1850

The above picture is of a bowl made by ceramics in 1836 by Gilder: Pierre Riton . The bowl is designed to give a shape which is a piece of art. Then it was heated to make it hard. Then paint was applied to its surface and borders. It was creatively designed with paints and given an extraordinary look. It’s a masterpiece.

T.A.C. Colenbrander,

"Vase Rozenburg Plateelfabriek", 1888,

Gallery 556 - Decorative Arts and Sculpture, 1800–1850

The above picture is of a vase made of ceramics in 1888 by T.A.C. Colenbrander. The vase has a innovative work of art on the outer surface. The borders are not that much colorful but the combination of 2 colors makes it perfect.

Attributed to Ceramic Art Company (1889–1896)

"Chocolate Pot",ca. 1890-96

Gallery 774 - Luce Center Visible Storage

The above picture is of another pot made of ceramics in ca. 1890-96. The pot design has the structure of fish and looks more realistic. The paint applied later is a single color which gives it a basic look. The design represents a lake which has fish and background shows some flowers.

The above artworks are under the theme of ceramics. They all have a common factor that they are made up of ceramics. The artwork used on them is of different texture, picture, shapes etc. which gives them an extraordinary look. We have been using ceramic materials for centuries. We are still using it. The designs and artwork on the ceramic items shows the timeline of the art piece. They are beautifully engraved. The artwork also represents the culture of that exact time. My collection is to shows some collection of different extraordinary art pieces made of ceramics.