Pablo Picasso worked with a close friend Robert Picault in the idyllic coastal town of Vallauris from 1948-1953. During this time there was a revival of decorative pottery with numerous key creators – the Massier family, Roger Capron, Robert Picault and of course Picasso who, inspired by the turquoise of the Mediterranean created beautiful ceramic […]
The pottery of Robert Picault, handcrafted alongside Pablo Picasso Read More »
Leicester's City Mayor Peter Soulsby introducing the new exhibition of Picasso Ceramics at New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester bequeathed by Lord and Lady Attenborough.
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Paul Soldner in Phoenix, AZ 1993 part 1 of 4
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A small bowl in a gift shop in Sayulita, Mexico lead me across country in search for Mexico's best Talavera artist. About Juan Carlos Castillo Reye’s and his company Alfareria Contemporanea A medium sized platter takes the artist 4 hours to paint. There are ten artists working in the only factory of it’s kind in
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It is a style of ceramics that dates back centuries and a tradition that links Spain and Mexico. Now, the cultural significance of "Talavera" pottery has been officially recognised by the United Nations's cultural agency, UNESCO. Al Jazeera's John Holman reports from Puebla in Mexico, where the style has become intertwined with the city's identity.
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This is a short craftsmanship documentary by Many Makers about the Master Artisan Isabel Pajarito and ‘barro canelo’, which translates to cinnamon pottery. This technique is said to date back to pre-Hispanic times. What is particularly fascinating about this technique is that the pieces change their colour entirely during firing: when the pieces are placed
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