Materiality and Tension:Huang Huanyi's View of the Medium in Experimental Ceramics
The different explorations of materiality are a significant difference between modern ceramics and traditional ceramic art.Materiality is the way things are as they appear to be.The ceramic medium no longer becomes a vehicle for moral comparison and the meaning of the other,but becomes an independent language and value in its own right.Experimental ceramics brings the medium's creativity,experimentation,and uncertainty to the forefront,all based on an exploration of materiality.The thesis starts from the exploration of the materiality of ceramics,combining with the experimental ceramics created by Professor Huang Huanyi in recent years,and discusses his concepts and perceptions of ceramic medium from the ideas of materiality,tension,and ecological meanings.