The Danish Design School, Bornholm presents a world of contemporary ceramics and glass at the European Ceramic Context 2010.
Through exhibitions, workshops, master classes and an artist in residence program, The Danish Design School, Bornholm will discuss and present the school's view on the best of contemporary European ceramics and glass in 2010.
The biennial will host guests from all 27 members of the European Union as well as Iceland, Norway and Switzerland. September 10 th - November 7th 2010: www.europeanceramiccontext.com
This is what The Danish Design School, Bornholm will show at European Ceramic Context 2010:
DECADE 1
Exhibition showing a decade of students from The Danish Design School, Bornholm.
The Danish Design School, Bornholm.
Stenbrudsvej 43
DK-3730 Nexø
Master Class: The Figure Today
September 10th 2010
Historical anomaly, or contemporary development.
Katherine Morling, UK
Louise Hindsgavl, DK
Philip Eglin, UK
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Scenes of idyll, cherubic girls in summer dresses, healthy boys leading a calf by a rope. Scenes of heroic nature, the noble bear it’s paws grasping for the springing salmon such are the images that spring to mind when speculating on the porcelain figures to be found in “grandmothers house”.
Ceramic figures and specifically porcelain figures have lived a life as status objects in the homes of the middle classes, an indication of wealth creation, symbols of stability, magnanimity, indicators of the status quo. The have been given places of honour in the home, the mantelpiece, the mahogany dresser, and behind glass in a timeless capsule of a dust free environment. Porcelain figures have long been associated with the past and an ideal of middle class values.
The figure and its place in our society has previously largely been ignored and sometimes sneered at by ceramic artists who consider themselves to have more to say than just romanticism and chocolate box sentimentality. Nevertheless story telling through the figure is making a strong comeback in today’s vibrant ceramic community many prominent artists have discovered the potential in figurative work to express the issues they want to address. Many younger artists are realising the subject as a platform for a strong expression. In this field they have the potential to play with references and ideas to push boundaries that both surprise and seduces. The old figure is being dusted down and set up in tempo both in regards to the stories they tell and to the new ways in which the ceramic materials are used. Experiencing the new ceramic figure is a journey of many dimensions, be a part of that journey when 3 international ceramic artists hold a master class on the “New figurative form”.
Conference - Contemporary European Ceramics, Post Industrial Industry and Cultural Economy
September 12th - 13th 2010
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Danmarks Designskole, Bornholm er værter for konferencen "Contemporary European Ceramics, Post Industrial Industry and Cultural Economy".
Konferencen vil adressere, undersøge og diskutere temaer inden for området: 'Contemporary European Ceramics', keramisk kunsthåndværks rolle i en postindustriel industri, og hvilken position keramiske kunsthåndværkere indtager i den kulturelle økonomi.
Mød blandt andet john Gibson (moderation, The Danish Design School, Bornholm), Prof. Judith S. Schwartz, Department of Art and Art Professions, New York University;
Christin Johansson Emerging artist; Michael Moore, Head of the research Center for Applied Arts University of Ulster, UK og mange flere.
“Made by Me" - Graduation Show
September 12th 2010
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“Made by Me” - See pieces of the graduation show 2010 from The Danish Design School, Bornholm.
Svanekegaarden.
Artist in Residency
Two 'artist in residency' in the workshops at The Danish Design School, Bornholm: Jo Kamm (USA) and Peter Bettaglene (Tasmanien, Australia).
International workshop
September 12th – 22th 2010
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European Ceramic Context 2010 is organizing a workshop for invited students from further educations in Europe, that specializes in ceramics, will discuss and interpret the state of European ceramics today.
Workshop themes
The themes for this upcoming workshop centers around post industrial industry and alternative ways of exposure for ceramics. The craft maker/ceramic artist as a cultural entrepreneur or worker and how ceramic artists have previously had strong professional identity related to the industry. The ceramic industry is now decreasing rapidly in many European countries compared to before. How does young ceramic artists see themselves today? Many galleries and traditional exhibition spaces are closing and new exposure forms occur. Artists are using alternative forms of exposure to show their work, in the streets or as happenings, in pop up galleries or otherwise, which is far away from the white plinths in traditional galleries.
