Journal

Ceramic Masters from the African Continent.
Art Formes collaborated with NIROX to bring together four generations of ceramic masters.
Art Formes is honoured to work with many of the most exciting and pioneering voices in contemporary ceramics.

Available Artworks

Otherwhere I
Where else?
Takotsubo No. 70
An other than human silence – sound resides in the stillness of rocks
Ukucwiliswa
Nkosazana [Princess]
Ndlovukazi [Queen]
In the Community II
I am with what has been given away
Ufane Lento Embazane
Everything is a Remix
Rivers in the Sky
Inkomo kaMaMa
Ziphi Nkomo

Our Artists

South Africa
South Africa
(B. 1981)
South Africa
(B. 1981)
South Africa
(B. 1943)
South Africa
(B. 1956)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
(B. 1983)
South Africa
(B. 1964)
South Africa
(B. 1979)
South Africa
(B. 1984)
South Africa
(B. 1971)
South Africa
(B. 1960)
South Africa
(B. 1976)

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

A New body of work by Hennie Meyer

Presented at ICTAF 2026

Journal

May 26, 2026
Art Fairs, Editorial
Ceramic Masters from the African Continent.
May 12, 2026
Editorial
Art Formes collaborated with NIROX to bring together four generations of ceramic masters.
May 8, 2026
Editorial
Art Formes is honoured to work with many of the most exciting and pioneering voices in contemporary ceramics.
December 13, 2025
Editorial, Exhibitions
Jackson’s sculptures rise like tectonic memorials, skywards.
August 8, 2024
Editorial, Interviews
Hayes creates vessels that re-establish forgotten histories.
July 18, 2024
Editorial, Interviews
Stubbs communicates universal narratives she perceives of the human experience.
July 2, 2024
Editorial, Interviews
Central to her oeuvre and practice is the culturally significant Dal Hang-ari, or Moon Jar.
June 20, 2024
Editorial, Interviews
Edwards is one of the world’s master manipulators of clay.
June 4, 2024
Editorial, Interviews
A flag bearer of the revitalisation of sculptural ceramics into the fine art realm.
June 4, 2024
Art Fairs, Editorial
Art Formes at the 2024 edition of RMB Latitudes Art Fair.
April 26, 2024
Editorial, Interviews
These installation-based works expand the boundaries of traditional ceramics.
April 11, 2024
Editorial, Interviews
Somers seeks to create works that question the colonial legacies of her country.

Publications

Clay Formes

This publication offers enthusiasts and collectors a glimpse into the studios of thirty important South African artists, born between 1941 and 1998, revealing the richness of both contemporary clay and ceramic tradition within South African art. This book is the fruit of countless conversations with each featured artist including Hylton Nel, Belinda Blignaut, Jabulile Nala, lan Garrett, Andile Dyalvane, Katherine Glenday, Zizipho Poswa, Madoda Fani, Marlene Steyn, Hennie Meyer, Astrid Dahl, Chuma Maweni and Ruan Hoffmann amonast others

Edited by Olivia Barrell. 272 pages, hardcover, full colour on uncoated paper, thread-sewn. Printed in Cape Town, South Africa. First edition published August 2023.

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