Abstract:

Contemporary trends in the production of ceramics that has been continuing since prehistoric times have started from the 20th century on average, and forms/works that are increasingly seeking aesthetic concern and artistic purpose have started to be produced with pure ceramic materials, which it has been previously producing eating-drinking-storage containers and some religious ceramics, figurative figurines. In the production stages of ceramic works in the age we live in, different internal materials have been used, which will not remain on their concrete existence, but only their traces/texture/effect will remain. Besides, different external materials, which will remain. concrete in the production stages of ceramic Works, or later usages, have started to be used. Today, in the production of ceramic artifacts, those that are added to the mud to be shaped by grinding/breaking up materials such as bone dust/ash, animal feathers/hairs, paper derivatives, wood shavings, fabric pieces, and textile materials such as especially fabrics, sponges, knits, etc., which are dipped in casting mud or covered with mud, so that the mud takes its unique shape/texture can be given as an example of using different materials in ceramic art. Besides, all kinds of organic or inorganic materials such as lace/knitting and plant leaves, which are mostly used to give texture, make decor, leave marks on the ceramic form at the stage of leather hardness, can be included in the definition of using different materials. Iron shavings, metal, stone, wood, textile, light, video, screen, etc., and all kinds of different concrete materials added to the ceramic work during the production stages or after the glazed furnace stage can be given as an example of using different materials in the ceramic art. Different materials used as both internal and external are very common in today's contemporary ceramic art. However, it can be said that the use of different external materials is increasingly becoming more prominent. In this research, the use of different materials in contemporary ceramic art will be examined, and the introduction of the works of some contemporary artists, which are considered to be exemplary, will be included.

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