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Ancient terracotta dancers, and musicians unearthed in China

Ancient terracotta dancers, and musicians unearthed in China

Chinese archaeologists recently discovered a large group of terracotta figurines from a tomb in a group dating to the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) in Datong, Shanxi province. Numerous burial items, primarily earthenware figurines, were found in tomb 113 and contained dozens of burial objects, the majority of which were […]

I do wish modern ceramic artists would take a hint from the depth of form and meaning of traditional arts. Often what we see in current artists is a focus on being clever, cute and funny. Nothing really wrong with that, but where did the depth go, and how do we return to it? Is the world today too materialistic and without meaning that true art that is spiritual and meaningful has no place in it?

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