Objects of Desire - Upcoming Symposium

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Objects of Desire
an international ceramic symposium with masters
5th - 26th July, 2012

During the three week syposium, workshop participants will create new works, share information and learn new techniques through the formal and informal sessions, discuss the advances and developments in this expanding field of ceramics through a series of presentations and lectures from all the participants. The workshop will culminate in an exhibition of the work created during the symposium in the Museum of the International Ceramics Studio.

Featured Masters:

Paul Mathieu (Canada)

His work in ceramics uses function and decoration as concepts to explore the specificity of ceramics within art and culture. Altogether art, design, media and crafts, the works contest and subvert these categories to show their irrelevancy, ultimately.

Márta Nagy (Hungary)

Márta Nagy works within themes, and her symbolically-charged art is characterized by a diversity in form and decoration. Márta Nagy uses snow-white Hungarian porcelain and red-firing chamotte clay. Almost always she combines the two. She handbuilds her sculptures. The techniques she uses to colour her works are various: metal oxide, coloured clay, lustre glaze, gold and silver leaf. The combination of hese exceptional colourings are Nagy’s signature; combined with the unpredictable forms they present a very personal and unique work.

How to participate

At the International Ceramics Studio we have comfortable ceramic studios and on site accommodation in single bedrooms (provided with bedding, pillows, blankets, towels etc.). The accommodation is self catering and we have large modern kitchens for preparing meals and lounges for socialising. Artists have full 24 hour access to their studios.

Cost of participating in the symposium is 210,000 HUF and includes, accommodation in single room, studio space,use of all equipment etc. Extra costs will be for the materials and firings you use.

Please email Steve at icshu@hotmail.com for details and application. 

http://www.icshu.org/2012/desire/desire.html

International Ceramics Studio
H-6000 Kecskemét
Kápolna u.11
Hungary

Telephone and Fax: +36 76 486867