Expressions in Clay: 125 years of Japanese Ceramics

Art Gallery of South Australia, North Terrace, Adelaide

2011 OzAsia Festival

Expressions in Clay: 125 years of Japanese Ceramics includes a diverse range of works from the 20th and early 21st century selected from the Art Gallery of South Australia’s permanent collection.  The exhibition includes rarely exhibited ceramics which highlight the skill and uncanny ability of Japanese artists to create objects which inhabit the realms of utility and beauty simultaneously.  

From the restrained elegance and rusticity of Vase by Hamada Shoji (1894-1978) inspired by regional designs and a reaction to mass production, to the exuberant Teapot with lid which depicts five familiar faces in Japanese folklore, Expressions in Clay will display the many faces of Japanese ceramics created during a period of constant economic and social upheaval which inspired ceramic innovation.  

Also exhibiting at The Art Gallery of South Australia is Krishna and visions of Sri Nathji: Indian temple paintings from the collection of Barrie and Judith Heaven.

Free Public Programs

James Bennett speaks about Krishna and visions of Sri Nathji Tuesday 6 September 12.30pm & Saturday 10 September 11am

Russell Kelty speaks about Expressions in clay Tuesday 13 September 12.30pm & Saturday 10 September 1.30pm

Free film screening – Water Saturday 10 September 12 noon

Free film screening - The Departure 2pm