[Short Course | 短期课程] Exploring Ceramics 探索陶瓷艺术

WHAT

Contemporary ceramic art could be seen as a combination of traditional functional pottery making and modern aesthetics and concepts. However, both using the versatile and elementary material clay, fire and meditative making process. Also unlike the mainly practical, ancient and traditional pottery, contemporary ceramics is more about the artist personal expression and thought.

BACA Art Centre’s “Exploring Ceramics” is specially designed for students who have little to no experience in the medium of clay but are interested in exploring the material. We will focus on the idea of ‘The Vessel’ pots, cups, bowls and so on. Using hand-building techniques, students will learn the basics of pinch pottery, coil building, and slab building, for the ‘throwing’ part of the class students will learn the basics of using a potter’s wheel and create beginner shapes and vessels. We will also experiment with glazes, and learn how to fire the pots in the kiln.

当代陶艺可以看作是传统功能陶艺与现代美学、观念的结合，并且当代陶艺以多功能、基础性的陶土作为原材料、运用火来烧制完成。与具有实用性、历史性的传统陶艺不同的是，当代陶艺更多的是关于创作者个人对于美的理解和表达。

BACA艺术中心推出的“探索陶瓷艺术”课程，是专门为对陶艺感兴趣但是没有陶艺制作经验的学员设计的。使用手工制作的技法，学员们将学习到当代陶艺制作的完整过程，从前期的捏陶和板坯制作等技法，到后期的拉胚技法的运用。在“探索陶瓷艺术”课程中，学员们会专注于具有基础形状的“容器”，如壶、杯、碗等的陶艺制作。并探索釉料的使用方法，以及了解到如何在窑中烧制陶器。

WHY

"Exploring Ceramics" is taught by Charlie Dutton, who is an active British art educator, curator and contemporary artist. Through this course, students will understand the basic methods of ceramics and the strength of estheticism. The aim of this class is allowing students to be creative, play, explore and challenge themselves in the highly tactile medium of ceramics. Ceramic art is not just about making functional work, we will look a brief history of the pot from the Kitchen to the Gallery. By the end of your course, you should have the differently made and completed fired and glazed bowls and maybe more!

陶瓷艺术不仅仅是制作功能性的成品，更是创意出承载当代文化内涵的艺术作品。“探索陶瓷艺术”课程以发掘学员在陶艺制作过程中的创作潜力为主要目的，是在纯英文的语言环境下进行实践的，并配有中文助教。课程由英国著名当代艺术家和艺术教育工作者Charlie Dutton教授。通过学习本课程，学员们会了解到陶艺的基本操作方法以及当代陶艺所蕴含的艺术张力。在课程结束时，学员们还会拥有多样的釉料陶器！

WHO

Over 16 years old. Basic English is required.

年龄高于16岁，且会说基本英语。

WHEN

12th, 19th, 26th October | Saturdays | 10am-1pm

10月12，19，26日 | 周六 | 10am-1pm

COST

- Early bird price 早鸟价：1500 RMB

(two weeks before the course 请提前两周预约)

- Original price 原价：1880 RMB

- All materials provided | 费用包含课程所需材料

TUTOR

Charlie Dutton

Charlie Dutton is an active British art educator, curator and contemporary artist. He achieved a BA (honours) in Fine Art at Central St Martins in 1996, and he post-graduated from the same university with major in Photography in 2008. Charlie has more than 10 years teaching experience, he has taught at the City of London School, University of the Arts London and other schools, colleges in the UK, India and Rwanda.

Charlie Dutton’s artworks mainly involve in photography, film, painting, ceramics and other topics. His own gallery “Charlie Dutton Gallery” has been operating in central London for five years. The gallery exhibits the works of more than 400 artists and provides collections for public and private collectors from all over the world. Charlie is currently living and working closely with major galleries in Beijing.

查理·达顿是当今非常活跃的艺术教育工作者、策展人和英国当代艺术家。查理曾在中央圣马丁艺术学院学习纯艺术，于1996年获得了文学学士（荣誉）学位。并在此后攻读摄影专业，于2008年获得中央圣马丁艺术学院硕士学位。他曾任教于伦敦城市学校、伦敦艺术大学，以及英国、印度和卢旺达等地的多所学校，拥有超过十年的丰富教学经验。

查理·达顿的艺术作品主要涉及摄影、电影、绘画和制陶等不同领域。他自己伦敦的画廊“Charlie Dutton Gallery” 已经有了五年的历史，展出了四百余位艺术家的优秀作品，并将一些艺术作品推广到了世界各地的公共艺术机构和私人收藏家的收藏脉络里。目前，查理将生活和工作的重心放在了北京，与北京的多个艺术机构都有密切的合作。

WHERE

Unit 125, Level One, Yonghe Tower B, Beijing

北京市东城区雍和大厦B座125室

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BACA Art Centre | Nook Gallery

BACA 艺术中心｜旮旯空间

BACA Art Centre | Nook Gallery is a new addition to the Beijing art scene, and is located within the second ring road of Beijing, near Yonghe Temple. The Centre is a unique platform to promote emerging contemporary artists, as well as being an experimental space for exhibition, performance and film. BACA Art Centre | Nook Gallery also holds art workshops and short courses, taught in English by Art and Design professionals and suitable for all ages.

BACA 艺术中心｜旮旯空间是北京艺术界一位令人充满期待的新成员，坐落于京城二环以里，毗邻雍和宫。作为一个独特地推广国际新锐艺术家的平台，BACA 艺术中心｜旮旯空间是集艺术展览、现场表演和电影放映为一体的实验性场域。与此同时，BACA 艺术中心｜旮旯空间在全英文教学环境下，开设了与艺术设计产业相关适合各年龄段的艺术工作坊和短期课程。

Unit 125, Level One, Yonghe Tower B, Beijing

北京市东城区雍和大厦B座125室