This is not about grooves carved in pottery. It’s about pottery in the groove (of the funky type). Pieces that look animated by virtue of their shape, form, lines and colours. I have performed music live from the funk genre, so I always get inspired when I see pottery and art that expresses some movement and motion. I’ve included a slideshow with a funky little tune from Donald Fagen just to enhance the style.
Salt & Pepper Shakers – Rosenthal studio line
Tiny Giant – ceramic vessel – by Connie Norman
Jacqui Atkin
Yoshitaka Hasu
Blue Croon – Tina Vlassopulos
Hornsea Pisces Vase
Abstract silhouette cubist dancer
Raku vase with groovy ribs and inlaid yellow pearls – Jane McDonald
Sun Goddess dancing figure
Another View – Dotscape – Raysto, UK
Raysto, flickr
Racing Flame teapot
( Julies Atelier – etsy )
David and Sherry Hoffman
Tribal dancing
blackartdepot.com
Venus Rising – Michael Vaynman ( Bronze )
Infinity Dancer
blackartdepot.com
Colima dancing figure
Dance, among the most ephemeral of the arts, was central to Mesoamerican civilization. Dance performances, as attested by their depiction on vases and other utilitarian objects such as this whistle above, typically encompassed rhythmic, structured movement, often by a group of people. Music was a vital element, frequently supplied by the dancers themselves. Performances served to bring together the community by reifying shared beliefs of social behavior, recounting seminal histories-both historical and mythic-and incarnating religious ideologies. As communal theater, performers were bedecked in ostentatious costumes that served to remove them from their social identities and the everyday reality of the community. The elaborate costuming and staging also elevated the event from a simple entertainment to an impressive, even iconic spectacle.
Poet – Yeonsoo Cho – Director, Korea Clay Art Therapy Center
Mario Dal Fabbro sculpture
North Dynasty dance figurine, long-sleeved gown – China
Mata Ortiz
Art Deco figure
Boris Lovet Lorski
Ai Hanazuka
Angkor Wat – Wall relief of Vishnu churning the sea of milk
Cambodia
Ceramic sculpture – Alan Foxley
‘Winged Bowl’ – Monica Rudquist
Ming Gates – Fong Choo
Mihara Ken
Frank Morrison
Jaridaire – Carol Long
African raised hands dancer
Pit-fired coil pots with gold leaf inspired by the volcanic forms of Hawaii, by Kay Lynne Sattler
Sandy Terry
Ute Grossman
Mid-Century Vase by Peter Muller for Sgrafo, 1950s
Porcelain ewer – Sam Chung 2009
François-Rupert-Carabin. ( 1862-1932 )
Natalya Sots
Vintage female flamenco dancer figurine
Molded earthenware jar, abstract ovoid shaped – Aveiro 1955
Suzi Carvalho
Nathalie Andrieu dancing figurine
Vintage wall plate by Vittoria Valmaggia
Susan Filley Porcelain vase
Xian Tianyi
Anne Anderson
Edouard Cazaux spherical vase, France
Glenda Kronke — Blue colour vessel
Jean Mayadon – craquelure vase with dancing figures
Funky “Springtime” by Donald Fagen
