Recent Croatian Ceramics
RECENT CROATIAN CERAMICS
December 16th 2006- January 7th 2007
Opening reception: December 16, 6-9 pm
Recent Croatian Ceramics will run from December 16th 2006- January 7th 2007.
Exhibition is co-organised by Gradska Galerija Labin (Town Gallery of Labin), from Croatia. This cultural exhange in the field of ceramics betwen New York and Croatia is iniciated by Croatian ceramist Denis Licul, who recently lives and works in New York.
The exchange has started in 2003. by the exhibition Clay Art Center & Friends, where artworks of 32 American ceramists were presented in Town Gallery of Labin in Croatia. This exhibition was co-sponsored by American Ambassy in Croartia. The sucess of the exhibition resulted with continuation of exhibiting the ceramics, and in 2004. Recent Croatian Ceramics was installed, with the goal to present the exhibition to the New York public. Gallery MC, wich program includes mostly presentation of Eastern European art is trilled to be the NY host for this exhibition.
The ceramics presented in the exhibition is mostly sculptural and it range from figurative to abstract peaces. Marina Barichevic writes about the exhibition: Ten Croatian ceramists mean ten different poetics and as many research inspirations. This is simply a representative and impressive selection whose entire picture demonstrates this art’s rich European tradition…In the recent moment of art ceramics in Croatia , its own tradition has never been forgotten. Individual achievments within contemporary expressions project multiple meanings and variety of ceramics’ aesthetic and tehnological givens. Ceramics unite the peculiarity of national and the internationality of the artistics.
Marina Baricevic, member of International Academy for Ceramic Art in Geneva, is the author of the book “History of Croatian Ceramics” and the book and exhibition “Contemporary Croatian Ceramics” which has traveled across Europe in 1994-95.
The exhibition Recent Croatian Ceramics is financially supported by Croatian Ministry of Culture, Cultural Department of Region of Istra and Town Labin, Gallery MC with assistance of Doors Art Foundation, Croatian General Consulate in NY and Croatian Chronicle as a media sponsor.
