Ceramics

INTERVIEW | Xingrui Xu

INTERVIEW | Xingrui Xu

Xingrui Xu (b.1995; China, Kunshan) lives and works in Chicago, Illinois. He expands and develops an engagement with ceramics and the conditions for its contemporary practice. His practice involves ceramics, painting, sculpture, and land art. He reflects on the impact of contemporary art while working to push the boundaries of ceramics in contemporary art and expand its influence.

INTERVIEW | Nanxi Jin

INTERVIEW | Nanxi Jin

Nanxi Jin is an interdisciplinary artist who works with clay. As a Chinese artist living in the United States for the past decade, Nanxi Jin has grappled with the tension between her early years in China and her art education in the US. This juxtaposition has greatly influenced her artistic journey, as she now combines her appreciation for harmony with the vibrant colors, conceptual leanings, and Eastern gestures and Western aesthetics.

INTERVIEW | Eugene Ofori Agyei

INTERVIEW | Eugene Ofori Agyei

Eugene Ofori Agyei (1993) is a ceramic sculptor, fiber, and installation artist, and an educator originally from Ghana living in Gainesville, Florida. Agyei creates sculptures and installations that incorporate African batik fabrics, yarn, ceramics, and everyday objects filled with personal and cultural meaning to explore cultural identity, belonging, displacement, memories, and place.

INTERVIEW | Evgeniia Kazarezova

INTERVIEW | Evgeniia Kazarezova

Evgeniia Kazarezova is a ceramic designer based in Bratislava, Slovakia. She primarily works with clay as with one of the ancient and natural materials humans worked with. The combination of traditional techniques and modern technologies allows Evgeniia to achieve unobvious results during the design process.