Contemporary Ceramic Art in Italy

Francesca Pirozzi

doi:10.6093/978-88-6887-220-5

Contemporary Ceramic Art in Italy

Authors

Francesca Pirozzi

University of Naples Federico II

https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2468-1296

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6093/978-88-6887-220-5

Keywords:

ceramics, contemporary art, sculpture, pottery, twentieth century

Synopsis

Publisher: FedOA - Federico II University Press

Series: Clio. Essays in History, Archaeology and Art History

Pages: 734

Language: Italian

NBN: http://nbn.depositolegale.it/resolver.pl?nbn=urn:nbn:it:unina-29952

Abstract: The central topic of the book is contemporary ceramic art production in Italy, which is explored and analyzed in all declinations in order to illustrate the methodological models adopted by artists and designers. In particular, the investigation aims at tracing a paradigmatic sampling of ceramic art making and to identify the most significant contemporary experiences for each approach. The research strategy adopted is case study and it is supported by indirect and direct sources, including the testimonies of the protagonists. The analysis of creative dynamics also permits to deal with some modern aesthetics issues, such as the relationship between art and technique, the hierarchy between forms of expression, the gender issues, the relationship between art, industry and craft, and artistic communication. Thus, through the dialectical comparisons between the cases examined and their exposition in chronological order, the study retraces salient moments in the history of Italian contemporary fictile art.

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Author Biography

Francesca Pirozzi, University of Naples Federico II

Francesca Pirozzi is Ph.D in Historical-Artistic Sciences, graduated in Architecture and in Conservation of Cultural Heritage. She conducts research and projects for several institutions (including Soprintendenza ai Beni Artistici e Storici di Napoli, Accademia Nazionale di San Luca, CNR, University of Granada, University of Skopje). She accounts numerous scientific publications and she is member of the editorial board of TRIA Rivista Internazionale di Cultura Urbanistica. She teaches Art History in Secondary School and conducts workshops on art techniques. She is equally critic and curating art exhibitions, and is producing herself artworks as Ellen G.