Hot! & Ready to Serve: Celebrating Functional Ceramics
Hot! & Ready to Serve explores the rich tradition of functional ceramics鈥攐bjects created for the rituals of daily life. Throughout history, these objects have connected us through the universal experiences of gathering, preparing, and sharing food and drink.
This exhibition celebrates ceramic objects鈥� dual roles as utilitarian tools and expressions of cultural and personal identity. From humble tea bowls to elaborate dinnerware, functional ceramic pieces fulfill our practical needs while bringing beauty, good design, and well-crafted objects into our lives.
The works displayed here鈥攕ome handmade by artists, others designed for factory production鈥攔eveal intimate connections between maker and user, form and function, tradition and innovation. Both narrative and functional, each piece carries a story of cultural exchange, technological advancement, and artistic expression. Through decoration, illustration, or impressions of human touch, each work conveys a narrative, written in clay and preserved through heat and fire.
Consider how these objects, designed for touch and use, create meaning through interaction. How might the curve of a cup transform your experience of a favorite beverage? How does a plate鈥檚 weight influence your perception of a meal? These vessels shape our sensory experiences and social connections in subtle yet profound ways.
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Hot! & Ready to Serve explores the rich tradition of functional ceramics鈥攐bjects created for the rituals of daily life. Throughout history, these objects have connected us through the universal experiences of gathering, preparing, and sharing food and drink.
This exhibition celebrates ceramic objects鈥� dual roles as utilitarian tools and expressions of cultural and personal identity. From humble tea bowls to elaborate dinnerware, functional ceramic pieces fulfill our practical needs while bringing beauty, good design, and well-crafted objects into our lives.
The works displayed here鈥攕ome handmade by artists, others designed for factory production鈥攔eveal intimate connections between maker and user, form and function, tradition and innovation. Both narrative and functional, each piece carries a story of cultural exchange, technological advancement, and artistic expression. Through decoration, illustration, or impressions of human touch, each work conveys a narrative, written in clay and preserved through heat and fire.
Consider how these objects, designed for touch and use, create meaning through interaction. How might the curve of a cup transform your experience of a favorite beverage? How does a plate鈥檚 weight influence your perception of a meal? These vessels shape our sensory experiences and social connections in subtle yet profound ways.
Artists on show
- Adam Chau
- Adam Gruetzmacher
- Adrian Saxe
- Akio Takamori
- Akira Satake
- Alex Reid
- Alex Reid
- Alleghany Meadows
- Amos Kennedy
- Ann Shiesel-Harris
- Ann Smith
- Arcadia Ceramics
- Ayumi Horie
- Baba Wague Diakite
- Beatrice Wood
- Ben Carter
- Ben Owen
- Ben Ryterband
- Bernard Kester
- Beth Lo
- Betty Woodman
- Bianka Groves
- Billy Al Bengston
- Birdie Boone
- Brad Schwieger
- Bruce Gholson
- Brumbeloe Family
- Carol Mcfarlan
- Chris Gustin
- Daniel Johnston
- David Furman
- David Gordon
- Dodie Thayer
- Don Reitz
- Donald Pilcher
- Dora De Larios
- Doug Herren
- Doug Peltzman
- Eddie Dominguez
- Esther Shirley
- Eva Zeisel
- Forrest Lesch Middleton
- Gene Friley
- Gina Lawson
- Harrison McIntosh
- Horace Goodwin & Mark C. Webster
- Ira M. Mead
- James Aarons
- James Klein
- James Makins
- Jane Hamlyn
- Jeff Oestreich
- Jeffrey Swindell
- Jennifer Lind
- Jerome Ackerman
- Jerry Rothman
- Jessica Brandl
- Jill Bonovitz
- Jim Leedy
- Joan Pearson Watkins
- Joel Edwards
- Joellyn Rock
- John Fassbinder
- John Gill
- John Glick
- Jose Ramon Sierra
- Julia Haft-Candell
- Justin Rothshank
- Karen Karnes
- Kari Radasch
- Kate Bingaman-Burt
- Kathy King
- Kent Tool
- Kim Dickey
- Klai Brown
- Klein Reid
- Kristin Keefer
- Kristin Morgin
- Kristina Micotti
- Laura Andreson
- Lauren Gallospy
- Les Lawrence
- Liz Quackenbush
- lona Romule
- Malcolm Davis
- Manuel Morales
- Mara Superior
- Marc Bellaire
- Marc Digeros
- Mark Pharis
- Mark Shapiro
- Martha Grover
- Mary Barringer
- Mary Humboldt
- Mary Law
- Mary Roehm
- Mat Rude
- Matt Long
- Matthew Metz
- Mel Jacobson
- Michael Corney
- Michael Simon
- Michaeline Walsh
- Michelle Summers
- Molly Anne Bishop
- Myrton Purkiss
- Nan McKinnell
- Natalia Arbelaez
- Nick Moen
- Nikki Mizak
- Norman Shulman
- Onda Yaki
- Pablo Picasso
- Paul Soldner
- Peter Pincus
- Peter Saenger
- Peter Shire
- Peter Voulkos
- Philip Cornelius
- Porntip Sangvanich
- Posey Bacopoulos
- Ralph Bacerra
- Renee LoPresti
- Roberta Lugo
- Robin Campo
- Ron Nagle
- Ron Philbech
- Rose Misanchuk
- Rupert T. Deese
- Ryan Greenheck
- Sam Chung
- Sam Harvey
- Sandra Trujillo
- Scott Lenhart
- Scott Nash
- Shannon Tovey
- Shawn Spangler
- Shinsaku Hamada
- Shoji Hamada
- Shoko Teruyama
- Shûhô Yoshimoto
- Sophie Cangelosi
- Stephen Lee
- Steve Hansen
- Steven Hill
- Steven Roberts
- Suze Lindsay
- Tara Wilson
- Tim Mather
- Tom Coleman
- Tom Spleth
- Tom Turner
- Tove B. Johansen
- Vernon Kilns
- Victor Babu
- Vijay V Paniker
- Vivika & Otto Heino
- Walter Keeler
- Warren MacKenzie
- Weil Ware
- Winfield Ware
- Yoshiro Ikeda
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