The analysis of the search for expression through materials and techniques in ceramics in the 20th Century on the examples of five artists in five continents

Abstract

Ceramic material is produced with various techniques at every stage from shaping to firing. This technical richness stems from the fact that ceramics is a part of culture in every geography without exception and its thousands of years of history. Another reason for the technical richness is the craft roots of ceramics. Ceramic material has a strong craft history. In this research, in which the place of technique, which is the language of material, in art production in the 20th century will be questioned, five continents representing different geographies and material traditions and five artists who have reached global value and who produce in these continents with technically different cultural interactions have been selected as a sample. These artists and the techniques they use are Itō Sekisui V and colored clay technique from the Asian continent, Duncan Ross and Terra Sigillata slip technique from the European continent, Judith Motzkin and sagar firing technique from the American continent, Greg Daly and luster firing technique from the Australian continent, Ian Garrett and polishing technique from the African continent. As a result of the evaluation of the material, technique and expression integrity of the samples, the findings that will reveal the understanding of 20th century art ceramic and its contribution to art production with the transition to the 21st century will be discussed in the conclusion section.