Tuesday 5 September 2023

Ceramic Journey Around Greece : Crete


Ceramic Journey Around Greece: Crete, at MonCoin Studio.

Just a few steps away from the ancient cemetery of Keramikos which 2,500 years ago was home to the city's famous workshops where all sorts of craftspeople exhibited and sold their ceramic work, Mon Coin is situated.




The work exhibited this time is from Crete (last time was from Sifnos and you can see it here ). 

Like with most exhibitions in the gallery, the work that's been chosen taps into ancient ceramics traditions and mythical narratives for inspiration, exploring how the 'echo' of ancient Greek art resonated in contemporary creations. Going further this time, there is a whole section of work that are copies of ancient Greek ceramics.









Maria Sanoudaki (Heraklion)




Maria Sanoudaki (Heraklion)




Maria Sanoudaki (Heraklion)




Epalladio (Chania)




Epalladio  (Chania)




Epalladio  (Chania)




Spiro Ceramics (Heraklion)




Spiro Ceramics (Heraklion)




Spiro Ceramics (Heraklion)




Maria Tsantaki, (Sitia)




Rena Kastanaki, (Heraklion)




Rena Kastanaki, (Heraklion)










Marnelos Ceramics (Heraklion)





Marnelos Ceramics (Heraklion)





Tera Mia Ceramics (Heraklion)




Alexandra Manousaki, (Chania)




 
Tetraktis Studio, (Verekinthos)





Filargilos Ceramicas, (Heraklion)




Filargilos Ceramicas, (Heraklion)





Filargilos Ceramicas, (Heraklion)





Marloo Ceramics, (Heraklion)





Nisaki Mu, (Heraklion)




Giorgos Kokovlis (Chania)














Copies of ancient Greek ceramics:

 


Giannis Hatzinikolakis, (Thrapsano)





Amalia Giannouli, (Verekinthos)



Amalia Giannouli, (Verekinthos)




Marnelos Ceramics, (Heraklion)




Marnelos Ceramics, (Heraklion)




Kaparounakis Workshop, (Herakleion)





Kaparounakis Workshop, (Herakleion)





Amalia Giannouli, (Verekinthos)




Amalia Giannouli, (Verekinthos)









Kerameion Crete










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