Tuesday 10 November 2009

Shanghai's First Ceramics Show



On Sunday went to the Ceramic Fair at Shanghai Mart. There was some international ceramicists as well as Shanghai based studios/galleries/artists and representation from other places in China. 
As I am only beginning to read Chinese for the non-Chinese visitor it was challenging to work out who the maker was of each piece.

There were conventional useable pieces as well as ceramics that were purely for their visual pleasure.

Highlights included large wall hung plates/bowls by a Taiwanese ceramist Wang Xiugong. These are about 75 cm in diameter. Think the gallery is Shanghai based.

This curved tea set by a studio artist, Langlang 朗朗 for d9design.
These were awesome but unable to find out much about the maker.

Great teapot and example of the labeling.
These were very painterly large ceramic pots and bowls.
Part of the exhibition was the International Ceramic Invitation Exhibition which included more experimental pieces from China and Internationally. This is by Sandor Kecskemeti. He also had much larger pieces persumably for public sculpture but I loved these small works.
Great tiny chairs by Renate Hahn and fragile curvy containers by Francois Ruegg.

Both of these works are by Zhang Jingjing 张婧
婧. She was exhibiting as part of two cities gallery stand. I really liked her fluid curved lines.

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