Some of South Africa’s most exquisite pieces of traditional and modern ceramics are on display this month at The Corobrik National Ceramics Biennale.
The collection comprises works from top South African artists. The event opened on Sunday at the Rust-en-Vrede Gallery and Clay Museum in Durbanville.
Ralph Johnson, of Ceramics SA, said: “Many of South Africa’s leading ceramic artists have had their first exposure to the public through the Ceramics SA National exhibitions and the Corobrik Collection.
“This is a historic collection, the only one of its kind in South Africa, and features the best ceramics from all parts of the country, including the very significant contribution made by the rural potters over the past 48 years.
“Corobrik has played a large role in the cultural and artistic development of the ceramic arts through this long and fruitful collaboration with Ceramics SA.”
The exhibition’s selected pieces were judged by British celebrity ceramicist Kate Malone, expert judge on the BBC series The Great Pottery Throw Down, and will run until December 4.
Malone chose ceramic artist Paul de Jongh as winner of the exhibition’s The Corobrik Award, a highly sought-after prize given, with a prize of R15 000, to the creator of the event’s best piece, for his large platter entitled Koi Playing.
Three Merit Awards, carrying R5 000 each, went to Catharina Pagani for her piece Two Waves; Chuma Maweni for the Smoke fired vessel and Ian Garret and John Newdigate for their large porcelain vessel Fat insects and their larvae.
The Corobrik National Ceramics Biennale exhibition is organised by Ceramics SA Western Cape and forms part of Ceramics Month in Cape Town.
For more information, visit www.ceramics-sa-cape.co.za