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Māris Grosbahs

Kaunas Bone Porcelain Symposium Exhibition "Porcelain Identity" at the Ogre Museum of History and Art from October 4 to December 1.

The Ogre Museum of History and Art, in cooperation with the Kaunas Faculty of the Vilnius Academy of Arts, offers a unique exhibition that collects the works of the last three Kaunas bone porcelain symposia. 21 ceramicists participate in the exhibition, including four Latvian artists - Una Mjurka, Elīna Titāne, Verners Lazdāns and Jānis Kupčs.

The audience is introduced to the diverse range of uses of bone china in traditional pottery, as well as the possibilities of using it in an interdisciplinary context: in installations, jewelry, etc. Unique transformations of contemporary ceramics are shown, combining technological experiments with conceptual ideas.

The symposium, which takes place every two years in Kaunas, is attended not only by internationally known ceramicists, but also by other artists who are interested in the use of porcelain in contemporary art. The symposium promotes the use of intellectual and technological innovations in the creation of contemporary art objects, not forgetting the traditions of porcelain (bone china). The creative process uses both 3D modeling and printing with a 3D ceramic printer, as well as other possibilities of new artistic expression seemingly unrelated to ceramics.

The beginnings of Lithuanian professional ceramics are closely related to Kaunas. A porcelain factory has been operating in Kaunas since 1970, so it is one of the few European cities that preserves the traditions of bone china production. Here, the first foundations and culture of using porcelain were formed, which still dominates Lithuanian ceramic art. The International Bone Porcelain Symposium, which took place for the 21st time in 2022, is a good example of how regional traditions, consistency and global thinking can contribute to international contemporary art processes.

Bone china is one of the most valuable types of porcelain. It contains refractory kaolin, feldspar, sand and calcium obtained from cattle bone ash, a by-product of the utilization of agricultural residues. It also defines the name and characteristics of bone china: it is very durable, transparent and white. Very thin products can be made from it, but at the same time it is a very capricious material that requires professional technical skills.


Exhibitors: .Nathan Betschart (US), Una Mjurka (LV/US), Brian Benfer (US), Aida Dirsė (LT), Saulius Dirsė (LT), Elize Hiiop (EE), Alison Safford (US),  Audrius Janušonis (LT), Birgitte Christens (DK), Eglė Einikytė – Narkevičienė(LT),  Elīna Titāne (LV),  Martin Harman (UK), Rokas Dovydėnas (LT), URŠULĖ BAUŽAITĖ (LT), Verners Lazdāns (LV),  Wen-Hsi Harman  (TW/UK),  Sabrina Basten (DE),  Monika Patuszynska (PL),  Janina Myronova (PL),  Jurgita Jasinskaitė (LT),  Ming-Miao Ko (TW/BE),  Jānis Kupčs (LV),  Viktória Maróti (HU), Liudas Parulskis (LT).



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