Brancusi

So cute!!

Using Art to Protest

http://www.juxtapoz.com/street-art/planting-peace-paints-rainbow-house-across-from-westboro-baptist-

This is a great video about painting a house in protest to the westboro baptist church. I like the idea of using art as a way of showing in what you believe in.

Not clay, not wood, not metal. It's a dictionary. The artist of this sculpture, Guy Laramee, turned old books and dictionaries into magnificent and intricate still life book sculpture.

Adorable twins!

The first time I saw this "Hand Sculpted Polymer Clay Doll Twins," I couldn't stop thinking how adorable a work of clay could be. It looks so real! Every detail, including the hairs and body parts, are carefully observed from newborn babies. Look at their poses and facial expressions. Their closed eyes resemble real neophytes. 

I came across this website while I was looking for inspiration for my next pieces. All of the ceramists listed on this page are extremely talented and I love their work. There was one who stood out in particular, Claudi Casanovas. A few of his pieces are photographed next to his biography and I really like how there is so much texture and layering involved.

Jim, some of these remind me of your work that you have in your studio. Those huge crackled, wood fired(?) plates. I think you would like a lot of this work.

Here is the link to the website:
http://www.galeriebesson.co.uk/casanovas.html

3D goldfish painting

This is Riusuke Fukahori's Goldfish Salvation which is a three dimensional painting created with layers of resin. I love the way painted shadows and actual light passing through the resin interact in this piece.

I am inspired by the art of Paul Duffield. I read and loved Freakangels, his joint creation with Warren Ellis. I especially enjoy the detail he uses in every scene. The comic can be found here and his other works (which are also great) can be found here.

The teapot and the nesting bowls are sweet!

http://debspottery.com/newwork2.html

This is one of my favorite photographs ever.

http://knotmyknit.tumblr.com/post/27082400378

I thought this was pretty awesome!

http://adetacher.com/shop/home/giant-basket/

I do believe I am revolting too!

http://www.imrevolting.net/?p=8951

I love the glazes!

http://www.boyanstudio.com/Portfolio.php

 

David Altmejd has an almost childlike fascination for objects that grow, transform, and reshape themselves, Altmejd creates sculptures, suffused with ornament, that blur distinctions between interior and exterior, surface and structure, representation and abstraction. Meaning, for Altmejd, does not exist in advance of the work in process.

Check out this blog... Some pretty clever texture ideas! The alphabet pasta sounds fun:)

http://finemessblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Tutorial?updated-max=2010-02-06T14:51:00-08:00&max-results=20&start=20&by-date=false

These paper-cut pieces are so cool! It would be interesting to try to do something like this in clay.

I thought since we're doing plates I'd look at some online. I thought this one was funny. It's a good idea.

I love the way these pieces are "abused." It reminds me of those big piles of deformed pots outside the graduate studios.
http://www.galeriesas.com/spip.php?rubrique162&lang=en

Shoes...with faces

This pair is made by a genius designer and artist, Gwen Murphy. She collects pairs of old shoes and turns them into masterpiece of art. She use acrylic paint and clay, each pair of shoes will have personality of its own.

Octopus

This octopus sculpture by Richard Moore just drags our attention first into the massive size. Then we get to look at a closer view of every details; instead of the arms and tentacles, the viewer sees creepy human hands stretched out in different directions. It would've been more interesting to add a color or more to make the clay seem more lively and real. However, I like it just the way it is shown here because it is already very strong and attractive.  

Ombre Mugs

This is an interesting collection of mugs I found. The collection is called Amelia Multi-Colored Mugs. Original. However, I do love the change in color throughout each individual mug. It reminds me of ombre! 

This article is about making an inventory of different types of apples, and they hired an artist to make porcelain apples for reference. She talks about the difficulties of making the apples to scale and testing out all the glazes to get the correct colors. They look really simple and realistic, but they all took so much work to get them perfect. It's a cool combination of biology, food and art. http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/02/our-comprehensive-living-archive-of-apples/273538/

This sculpture is the very definition of coolness. The sculpture, designed by Shan Gray, is the largest and tallest freestanding bronze monument in the world. More than 21 stories and over 200 feet tall, it depicts an American eagle landing on the shroud-covered forearm of an Indian brave. 

This plate was done by an artist named Sam Hoffman. He does a few different types of firings that include salt, soda and wood. He said it was put on a pedestal in order to get the unique finishing. I think the plate is very interesting. If you want to check more of his work out, his site is http://www.samhoffman.com/

The result of colors in this set are very interesting. I am not sure what was used or what type of firing it went through but I love the outcome of colors.

The colors and the sections of this mug are awesome. It looks really cool and makes the piece stand out.

I thought these two candle holders were so cool and unique. Definitely something I would like to do in the future.

haha I don't really know what these are supposed to be used for, but they reminded me of Tracy's hand she made! Maybe they're stir-sticks for drinks?!

STEVEN HILL

I am well aware that replicating the glaze on this vase would be very hard, but I love the way the colors blend together. The choice in colors is superb and I like the idea of "painting" and ceramics collaborating.

Mandrake root

This cute little guy is made by Alisha Dulaney. This piece inspires me because it is anthropomorphizing an object in a playful manner.  Mandrake root are in traditional folklore is thought to be something alive, because it looks humanoid already. However it does not usually have two heads, so by doing a grumpy and happy head on the same root it is playing off of the traditional lore. I like the shape of the object overall and how she employed twists and curls and balanced asymmetry to bring the figure together as a whole.

Marina Bychkova

This doll is a work by Marina Bychkova. She creates fine art porcelain dolls that usually are nude or mostly nude. Her attention to details are exquisite, which is what initally attracted me to her work. She also toucheson fantastic themes, like fairy tales, and portrays them in her unique style. This peice in particular attrached my attention because of the chandeler. Even though her dolls are mostly nudes, her costuming when done is very intricate and delicate, which is to be expected from such finely featured dolls.
Because of her use of porcelain, I have researched how porcelain dolls are created, and this process is something I may do in the future.

Shain Erin

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shainerin/6378574403/

Shane Erin is an interesting artist because she creates dolls that are really creepy. This notion of beautifying the abnormal is appealing to me, because it causes conflicts to the viewer. On one hand it is a doll, something cute and to be loved. On the other hand it is ugly and borderline horrifying.

I also am considering to start fashioning dolls by creating their faces and arms and building the doll from other materials than clay, because it is something very interesting to me.

Mike Lawrence

Mike Lawrence is an interesting artist to me because he creates complicated images with a lot of detail that deal with a lot of topics that people may find uncomfortable and evil. His intricate use of line and tones when creating a image for screen printing is surprising because they look like drawings. I dont necessarily know how to incorporate this into clay work, but it is an artist i find inspiring.

Claes Oldenburg- I think this would translate well in clay.

This artist puts a new twist on sculpture... literally. =) I like that he not only alters the piece, but alters the way it is viewed.

Robin

This is one of Heather Goldminic's Robin's Song Collections: Pretty Tie Lite Holder or Bowl with a Robin sitting on the edge. By placing a robin on top of the bowl, which could look quite simple, this clay work appears to be more animated and playful. 

Stacked Ceramics Project

Found:http://anomalycentral.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/behold/

I was looking at the syllabus and brainstorming about the "stacked" piece. I found this stacked container and really liked it because of the design and movement of the piece. I enjoy the abstract qualities within this container.


-Anna

Vintage Vibe

 
Not only do I love the bright mustard color, but also the flower imprint on this ceramic piece. It gives it a vintage vibe!

Mug and Plate Collection

This is another collection of mugs and plates designed by Kate Spade. I like how although it is modern and clean, it has organic circles on it. Thus, giving it a lighter, carefree feel.

Kate Spade Mug

This is a mug designed by Kate Spade. I love the addition of multicolored stripes. I hope to do a design like this on the mugs I create!

Look closer.

Delapre Abbey's art is inspired by the thought of the spirit of the woodland passing through the locked door to gain access to the garden. She wove a part-figure in copper wire leaf patterns emerging from the door.

Now, that's what I call art!!

These porcelain skulls are really cool-beautiful but creepy at the same time.

http://heartymagazine.com/news/katsuyo-aoki-porcelain-skulls 

by Lynne Meade.

I like making skull. While browsing the internet for some skull ceramic, I stumbled upon this blog http://tzuza.wordpress.com/tag/clay/ . This guy Shiraz Yanir made a very good skull. I really admire his work.

This is the skull he made which is very detail and nearly similar to the real skull.

Most of Meredith Dittmar's sculptures are composed in 3D with strange figures and animals in surreal settings. Dittmar's human-animal-plant-energy amalgams contain threads of common elements and colors to express deep levels of union across themes of biology, technology, and consciousness . Her characters are frequently involved in quiet expressive moments, or lounge facing their audience so they can share their inner space.

Vivian Maier

Vivian Maier is the photographer I mentioned in my last post. I watched a segment about her on 60 minutes, and it was really cool to hear about her story. She was a street photographer in New York and Chicago and not a lot of people knew about her until recently. A man who was looking through old rolls of film for some job he had to do, and came across all of Maier's film at an auction. He decided to buy all of them for a small price of $200, and was shocked to find out who this photographer really was. Ever since then he has been archiving all of her photos and the original prints sell for thousands of dollars. They are all posted in portfolio's on the website: http://www.vivianmaier.com. Check it out and watch the small video, it's a really cool story.

Ceramic Artist Yuri Fukuda's work

World's Biggest Self Portrait

I've always loved photography, but lately I've been a lot more active in recent news. I just completed a lithography project based off of a Vivian Maier Self Portrait. I googled more about famous self portraits for an inspiration for my next litho and came across a really cool story. This woman is trying to make the world's largest self portrait. The camera is unbelievably complex and it was a really cool story to read about. Check out the link:

http://www.petapixel.com/2013/02/09/the-worlds-largest-life-size-self-portrait-camera-wants-to-travel-to-a-city-near-you/

I really like how dynamic this piece is. It's all held up by the splash, and it seems to defy gravity.

Barry Gregg's clay work

This is a clay work of Barry Gregg. This one is said to be inspired by the artist's dog, Parker. I like how the artist plays with the color, texture, patterns and his pet that the pot is not only pragmatic but also playful and beautiful.