Hey dear Hive friends, first of all welcome to my new post and I hope you are all doing well and had a great day! In this post I would like to write something about art history and hope you can learn something new.
Pictures of various works of art made of ceramics can be seen here. In general, pottery is referred to as art from which various objects such as pots, vases, sculptures and more are made of clay. Even today, ceramics are still very popular and in addition to the production of tableware, ceramics are also often used in various areas such as architecture.
The first ceramic pieces in history were found in the Middle East about 25,000 years ago and were made of red clay in the era at that time and it was assumed that the ceramics were burned with fire. One of the main characteristics of ceramic is elasticity and can be easily arranged to different shapes in the raw state. In addition, ceramic is considered very heat-resistant and can withstand high temperatures without problems and is considered also very abrasion resistant and does get damaged through intensive polishing.
First pioneers of pottery go back to the Neolithic period and at that time they mainly made everyday life tools like tableware. In ancient Egypt between 2800 - 2500 B.C., pottery gained a new meaning and the ancient Egyptians were the inventors of the well-known potter's wheel, which greatly improved production.
In ancient Egypt, women in particular were known for making a lot of ceramics and various objects such as chains, harnesses and vases were produced. Ancient Mesopotamia was also a well-known place for various ceramics and the epoch dates back to the year 6800 B.C.. At that time, mainly figures and tools were made of ceramics and it was also widely used as a building material for old temples.
The next revolutionaries of pottery were the ancient Greeks and Romans and I have already written something about pottery in ancient Greece in one of my past posts, who should be interested can find my post here. Techniques of the Greeks were continued by the Romans at that time and made many sculptures and other artworks of ceramics, which are mythologically also very anchored. In ancient Rome, vessels were often made of black clay and decorated with various metals.
Ancient China is very well known for pottery and the artworks were mostly painted with various ornaments. Also mythologically ceramics are very anchored in China and often associated with various sculptures. Many of the manufacturing processes from China were taken over by the Japanese and quickly enjoyed great popularity there and especially tableware such as teapots, plates or sculptures were made at that time.
Thanks for stopping by and hopefully you appreciate my new post! I used my camera Sony Alpha 6000 and Sony SEL-55210 Telephoto Zoom Lens (55-210mm) to take these pictures.
