A Group Ceramic Exhibition

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In the mind of an artist whose knowledge and imagination extend beyond the realm of pedestrian pottery; clay, as a substance having its own exclusive features, would present a creative challenge different from the customary styles. Although such difference may not seem so innovative in some cases, but it retells an idea that does not take place in the traditional order regarding clay work. After all, not only such insight doesn't contradict the created works having practical purpose, but also is a means for discovering and expressing distinct utilitarian as well as visual avenues that clay is capable of as opposed to other materials that have less of such quality.
    
The works of art that have been gathered and exhibited in this collective set, re-portray a
portion of clay's capabilities that can be incorporated into the vast world of imagination of    
diverse individual artists where their understanding of this material's conceptual potential, enables them to come together despite the differences in their artworks regarding appearance, style, form and idea. The exhibited works of art were produced during the past year as a reaction to the process of creation within my studio. In any fashion that such works may be criticized, they possess one positive characteristic that reiterates the numerous possibilities of ceramics in which an artist can explore personal directions. The traces of such characteristic can be seen in the works of artists included in the mentioned collective set.

Azadeh Shooli