Local Additions to the Exhibition in Prague

In Prague the core of the Ceramics and its Dimensions: Shaping the Future exhibition has been joined by local contributions that discuss the exhibition themes in local context. The Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague (Uměleckoprůmyslové museum v Praze / UPM) is the seventh and last venue of the touring exhibition and the exhibition is on view there until November 11th 2018.

The local part of the exhibition. (c) Minerva Juolahti
The local part of the exhibition. (c) Minerva Juolahti

The curator Milan Hlaveš and Dita Hálová from the UPM museum mapped out seven studios in five institutions of higher education in the Czech Republic and one in Slovakia. Works from these studios form the local part of the exhibition in Prague. Also in this part of the exhibition, the works of students, their educators and professional designers are shown side by side. The local works share same themes with the core of the exhibition: local materials and the environment; innovations in shape and dining; technological innovations (e.g. digital technologies, and above all the 3D printing).

One of the three vases of Zuzana Viszusová: "Punc, diploma work" (2014). The work has been decorated with electric components that surround us every day. (c) Minerva Juolahti
One of the three vases of Zuzana Viszusová: “Punc, diploma work” (2014). The work has been decorated with electric components that surround us every day. (c) Minerva Juolahti

The selection of the works being exhibited has been influenced by the fact that four studios are focused on work with ceramics and porcelain, while another three focus on industrial and product design and only a part of their work is with ceramic materials. The works of several guest designers have been included in this exhibition; they both influence the youngest generation as educators and experiment in their own works and are in many cases doctoral students themselves. These include for example Markéta Nováková and Mira Podmanická, Milan Pekař, Petr Stehlík, Studio Vobouch (Markéta Kalivodová and Richard Švejda), Matěj Polách and Vojtěch Říha (Superior Object), Roman Šedina, and Zuzana Knapková. Just like their students, they too often work at the borderline between design and the fine arts.

Detail of the work Adam Železný: "The Blast, diploma work" (2014). The Blast is a set of ceramic vessels shaped by a shock wave from a controller detonation. The bowl’s final shape is set by a sophisticated system of measured and tested explosive charges. The important moment in the work is the bowls creation: the blast, that lasts no longer than the detonation itself and partly imprints itself into the ceramics. (c) Minerva Juolahti
Detail of the work Adam Železný: “The Blast, diploma work” (2014). The Blast is a set of ceramic vessels shaped by a shock wave from a controller detonation. The bowl’s final shape is set by a sophisticated system of measured and tested explosive charges. The important moment in the work is the bowls creation: the blast, that lasts no longer than the detonation itself and partly imprints itself into the ceramics. (c) Minerva Juolahti
Screen shot of a video of the work by Adam Železný: “The Blast, diploma work” (2014)
Markéta Kalivodová: "Vase from the Private Ritual Collection, diploma work" (2014). The decoration has been made by using the twelve-pointed cut stars that are typical for the decoration of crystal glass. On right the the work Simona Janišová: "Box from the Delos collection, diploma work" (2012) (c) Minerva Juoahti
Markéta Kalivodová: “Vase from the Private Ritual Collection, diploma work” (2014). The decoration has been made by using the twelve-pointed cut stars that are typical for the decoration of crystal glass. On right the the work Simona Janišová: “Box from the Delos collection, diploma work” (2012) (c) Minerva Juoahti
Dávid Valovič: "Ferrofluid" (2018). In this work the artist has experimentally explored the possibilities for decorating porcelain by using ferrofluid. He utilizes a liquid magnet that is attracted by neodymium magnets of various strengths. (c) Minerva Juolahti
Dávid Valovič: “Ferrofluid” (2018). In this work the artist has experimentally explored the possibilities for decorating porcelain by using ferrofluid. He utilizes a liquid magnet that is attracted by neodymium magnets of various strengths. (c) Minerva Juolahti
Screen shot of the video by Dávid Valovič: “Ferrofluid” (2018).
Ester Polcarová: "On the Way Upwards.. Lovoš, Milá and Oblík Hills" (2018). This collection has been inspired by the mountains of the Central Bohemian Uplands. (c) Minerva Juolahti
Ester Polcarová: “On the Way Upwards.. Lovoš, Milá and Oblík Hills” (2018). This collection has been inspired by the mountains of the Central Bohemian Uplands. (c) Minerva Juolahti

The studios of the local part:

The Ceramic and Porcelain Studio
Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design in Prague (AAAD)

The Ceramic Studio of the Department of Applied Art
Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava (AFAD)

The Ceramic Design Studio of the Faculty of Art and Design
Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem (FAD JEPU)

The Product Design Studio of the Faculty of Art and Design
Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem (FAD JEPU)

The Ceramic Design Studio of the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art
University of West Bohemia in Plzeň (FDA UWB)

The Industrial Design Studio of the Faculty of Multimedia Communications
Tomas Bata University in Zlín (FMC TBU)

The Fišer Product Design Studio of the Design Institute
Faculty of Architecture, Czech Technical University in Prague  (FA CTU)

Part of the local works at the exhibition. (c) Minerva Juolahti
Part of the local works at the exhibition. (c) Minerva Juolahti