Contemporary Trends in the Author’s Ceramics by V. V. Portnova

Abstract

The article is devoted to the development of the Ural artistic ceramics in the late XX — early XXI century, in the history of which a significant role belongs to the representatives of the Krasnoyarsk ceramic school. During this period, changes in socio­economic conditions led to shift in cultural priorities, which manifested themselves in the polystylistics of postmodernism, that influenced the decorative and applied arts of Russia. The research of the issue is based on the art history and interdisciplinary scientific methods. Using the example of the work of the famous ceramist V. V. Portnova, the author examines the current trends in the shaping of contemporary Russian ceramics­ that are interest in tectonics and work with the surface. The author analyzes the evolution of the creative style of the ceramist, revealing individual engagement in the artistic and figurative solution of ceramic objects.