Porcelain art

Chinese artist Ah Xian lives and works in Sydney where for nearly two decades he has explored aspects of the human form using ancient Chinese craft methods including porcelain, lacquer, jase, bronze, and even concrete. The artist often uses busts of his own family members including his wife, brother, and father onto which he imprints traditional designs with a vivid cobalt blue glaze. Via Asia Society: These sculptures by Ah Xian establish a series of multilayered oppositions. More

Ceramicist Hitomi Hosono brings precision, delicacy and an intuitive touch to her intricate floral creations etched in chalky-white clay. Words Diana Woolf, photographs Lisa Linder

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[Fábrica de porcelana de Meissen (Alemania) - Jarrón con flores incrustadas. Altura: 19''. 1850-1899.] » Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Germany) — Flower-encrusted Vase. H: 19''. | (669×1000)

Fragile fingers on a grand piano, 2013. In delft blue ink, a symbol of Dutch tradition and beauty, Marcel created a series of experimental porcelain arms, exact copies of the beautiful, renowned pianist Iris Hond’s real arms, through a process of 3D scanning, prototyping and casting. Each piece is hand-painted and every tattoo design is different, turning these pieces into limited unique pieces. Richly decorated hands become true icons, tattooed in Delft Blue from the elbow until the…

Reflecting the artist’s intuitive touch, Holly Hunt's collection of Anna Kasabian Porcelain exudes ineffable beauty.

Painted in Blue and white, with a crane amongst peonies and bamboo.

“My Blue China,” at France’s Fondation Bernardaud, looks at blue-and-white china as a modern symbol of globalization

Rock Springs, WI The ridged curl of a dry hibiscus leafThe closely veined surface of a gladiolus cormThe gills of a forest mushroom illuminated by a shaft of sunlightThe many textured blooms of a coral gardenThe time etched ripples of a Yosemite rock faceThe sparkle of fresh dry snowThey all amaze, fascinate, and inspire me. Lines and shapes in nature flow gracefully while maintaining a feeling of tension. Forms and surfaces are unified. In porcelain, I am trying to catch the delicacy as…