Although ceramics is considered a craft with a long history and tradition of its own, it has crossed into the field of fine art through various innovations and movements. In one significant movement, the Arts and Crafts Movement, for example, Bernard H. Leach promoted the studio pottery, bringing about the trend of hand-made pottery. Later, during the Mingei, the Japanese folk art movement, artists such
as Kawai Kanjiro and Yanagi Muneyoshi encouraged reconsidering and recasting the beauty of vessels and craft works, which further fostered the combination of crafts and daily life in aesthetic harmony.
This exhibition aims at exploring the concept of “vessels” in the historical context of Taiwanese ceramics. It provides an outline of the aesthetics of functional wares, which includes reflections on creativity, and vessels by prominent ar tists. Artists from different fields, such as drama, music,architecture, and design, have been invited to collaborate with ceramics artists to create new and innovative works. The exhibition demonstrates how talented artists are able to embrace very disparate forms and ideas in a creative way.