Art Formes presents ceramic artist Hennie Meyer, who has exhibited prolifically around the world and is one of South Africa’s most influential ceramic artists..
Alistair Blair is a South African ceramic artist featured in CLAY FORMES, a publication by Art Formes on contemporary clay and ceramics from Africa.
Andile Dyalvane is a ceramic artist and, alongside Zizipho Poswa, co-founded Imiso Ceramics. He was born in Ngobozana, near Qobo-Qobo in the Eastern Cape and spent his childhood embedded in traditional Xhosa lifeways, developing an intimate relationship with the umhlaba (the land, clay, mother earth) – tending to his father’s cattle herd and farming.
As one of South Africa’s master ceramicists, Ian Garrett featured in CLAY FORMES, a publication by Art Formes on contemporary African ceramics
South African ceramic artist Zizipho Poswa, whose work can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of New York, is featured in CLAY FORMES, an Art Formes publication.
Nesta Nala and her daughter Jabulile Nala, masters of the Zulu ceramic tradition, featured in CLAY FORMES, a publication by Art Formes.
South African ceramic artist Astrid Dahl makes vessels inspired by botanical forms, featured in the book CLAY FORMES by Art Formes.
South African ceramic artist Ben Orkin is featured in CLAY FORMES, an Art Formes publication on contemporary clay from South Africa.
The skins and material resonances of porcelain act as entry points into ‘the rest of the world’. The vessel becomes a literal echo-chamber for light and sound, stillness and movement..
This publication is dedicated to contemporary clay and ceramics from South Africa, offering enthusiasts and collectors a glimpse into the studios of thirty important South African artists.