The Pottery Workshop presents

From Pottery to Ceramics — Works by Students 2008

The Pottery Workshop started as an artist studio which focused on the study of functional wares.  Over the years, it has successfully attracted ceramic lovers from all walks of lives. From running regular classes to organizing exhibitions, master classes and forums, The Pottery Workshop is instrumental in promoting ceramic art locally.  Today, the workshop establishes its new perspective on defining ceramics, striking a balance between the development of functional and non-functional wares. 

 Entering its 23^rd anniversary, The Pottery Workshop would like to share with the community the joy of working with clay.  “From Pottery to Ceramics” is an exhibition showing works by over thirty students from our adult classes.  The works range from functional to sculptural, from rational to expressive - not only do they reflect the different personalities of the makers, they also tell much about the workshop’s transformation in the past few years.

Opening Reception: 6^th June 2008 Friday     6:00 pm

Venue:     The Pottery Workshop Gallery

2 Lower Albert Rd, The Fringe Club, Central, Hong Kong

Date:       7th June to 21^st June 2008

Time:       Monday to Saturday         11:00am to 7:00pm

                Sunday and public holidays       closed

Contact person:  Fiona Wong 25257949 or tpws@biznetvigator.com

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Last OrderCeramic works by Tiger Wong and Hikki Lau

Burial Objects ———time and value

Ceramic was a medium widely employed in making burial objects in Chinese culture, Tang tri-colour horses, Eastern Han pottery houses and Qin terracotta warrior were typical examples among all.  Nowadays, ceramic burial objects are replaced by paper offering. Changes in the medium used and the subject matter in burial objects reflect a difference in value judgment towards the spiritual and the material.  

Tiger Wong and Hikki Lau both show their interest in studying burial objects through the eyes of a potter.  In response to the evolution of such ritual culture, their ceramic works show an intensive concern of craftsmanship as well as research on the subject matter.  Tiger Wong’s sculpture hybridizes reference from traditional tomb animals and vessels with unique modern world elements, while Hikki Lau spends more than a hundred hours carving on bone dry clay balls, challenging the contemporary concept of time.

This is the first two-person exhibition by the young potters who are in their early twenties.

All the objects in the exhibition are hand-built stoneware fired to 1260c.

丁未黃浩麟、劉瑋珊陶瓷作品

明器 – 時間與價值

陶瓷是中國文化的重要載體，它在墓葬歷史中的角色更是舉足輕重，如秦兵馬俑、東漢陶屋、唐三彩等，皆為人所熟悉。由古代的厚葬文化到今天的簡易一條龍葬禮服務，陪葬品由貴重的玉器、青銅器到陶瓷，再演變成現在流行的紙紥作，其中物料和內容的轉變，均反映人們對生命之精神和物質層面上期望之轉移。

黃浩麟以鎮墓獸和穀倉等傳統陶瓷陪葬物為題材，以白石泥造出時空交錯的墓葬雕塑，劉瑋珊在乾泥球上進行過百小時的雕刻，兩人均以極為繁複費時的手工投資在已被淡忘的物件上，嘗試為現代幾乎單一的時間價值觀，提供新的討論空間。

是次為兩位年輕陶人的首次雙人展，展出陶瓷作品十餘件，均為高溫素身器。

12th January - 7th Feb 2008

The Pottery Workshop Hong Kong

The Fringe, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central

（Video）Cup and Saucer - Ceramic Functional Ware