Gabriel Orozco

WHAT IS CLAY?

Clay is a naturally occurring mineral material, highly plastic when damp,

chemically inert, and refractory when fired. Alumina + Silica + Water

Al2O3 2SiO2 2H2O

PLASTICITY of clay is due to the shape and size of its particles,chemical/electrical attraction of particles,

and the presence of organic material.

PHOTOMICROGRAPH OF KAOLIN PLATELETSPHOTOMICROGRAPH OF KAOLIN PLATELETS

CLAY BODIESCLAY BODIES

A clay body is a formulation of clays and other ingredients designed for particular properties such as color, texture, maturing temperature,

plasticity, shrinkage, and drying and firing properties.

Additions to clay bodies might include fluxes,sand, grog or combustible fillers (like sawdust) to “open” or lighten

the clay body, bentonite or ball clay for plasticity, iron oxide for color.

Earthenware:Low- Fired Ware

relatively porous, open ceramic

Stoneware: High- Fire Clay and Glaze

hard, dense, vitreous ceramic

LOW FIRE and HIGH FIRELOW FIRE and HIGH FIRECLAY BODIESCLAY BODIES

Rudolf Staffel Japan, Hirado

Li XiaoFeng

Kate MacDowell

Porcelain:a high-fire clay

body

World Traditions

IRAN

4000 BCE

8th c.

@ 1000 CE

15thc.

8th c.

CHINACHINA

Haniwa, 4th c.

Jomonto 2500 BC

17th c.

Edo 17th c.

17th c.

JapanJapan

Korea 12th c.

9th c.

18th c.

Viet Nam

Korea and

Viet Nam

GreeceGreeceAfrica

Syria, lusterware

Mosque Tiles, Herat

Egyptian Paste

Turkey

Iran

NEAR EAST

Mixtec 1300-1500

Guatemala

Maya, Guatemala

Mexico, Guatemala and North America

Mexico

Mimbres, North America

450-550 CE

PERUPERU

(Moche, Mochica)

Peter Voulkos

CERAMIC CERAMIC ART ofART ofTODAYTODAY

Arnold Zimmerman

Bill Daley

Richard DeVore

Vessel-Oriented Work

Kurt WeiserRon Nagle

Grayson Perry

Greg Payce

Marek Cekula

Sculptural Teapots

Jason Walker

Richard Notkin

Robert Arneson

FIGURATIVE

SCULPTURE

AdrianArleo

Cynthia Cosentino

RoxanneSwentzell

Sergei Isupov

Esther Shimazu

Viola Frey

Clayton Bailey

CharlesSimonds

Richard Notkin TILE INSTALLATION

Ah Leon

Marilyn Levine

Hyper-Realistic Forms

Jun Kaneko

ABSTRACT FORMS

Ken Price

Cathy Butterly

Ron Rael: Digitally designed/ 3-d printed ceramic object

Tammy Marinuzzi

Pinch Pots

Patricia Mouritzen

SOME OTHER PINCHED FORMS:

Eva Hild Mary Rogers

SteveHeinemann

Spherical Pinched Rattles

Student Pit-Fired Rattles