The human figure has been represented in clay throughout history and continues to evolve today.
Ceramics and the human figure.
Hybrid figures combining human and animal forms are a strong and current theme in contemporary visual arts and particularly in the field of ceramics.
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From exploring the whole figure through fragmentation to the use of the body as a means to create artists today are working with clay and the human form in very unconventional ways across the globe.
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Representation of the human form through artistic expression has always existed in clay form and it continues to evolve today.
The artists in this chapter all push our understanding of the human form by using hybridization in their practice.
The text also explores the role of figurative ceramics through history and in contemporary contexts.
Ceramics and the human figure profiles an artists are working with the figure in new ways playing with materials and forms and making use of new technologies to produce challenging and unconventional work from the intact whole figure to the fragmented hybrid and abstract.
Divided by broad themes each chapter explores a variety of expressive works.