14th Ceramics Triennial

14th Ceramics Triennial

11 - 31 May 2013

Exhibition Curator: Biljana Vukotić, Department of Contemporary Applied Art MAA

Assistant : Jelena Gagić

Organizers: Museum of Applied Art, Belgrade and the Modern Gallery “Likovni susret”, Subotica

The  Ceramics Triennial, manifestation with the decades-long tradition has well-deserved reputation as the event which embraced the most important accomplishments of the art of ceramics. Enriched by the contemporary ceramic production in which design, technique and concept play crucial roles, the current Ceramics Triennial features artistic creations and individual poetics of the contemporary production, too.

For this, 14th Ceramics Triennial, the total of 62 artists applied, while the selected exhibition features 44 works by 34 authors. According to its established tradition, the Ceramics Triennial is based on contest. The prizes awarded at it act as an acknowledgment of quality, they ministered the affirmation of either artists or tendencies present in their works, they are a sign of success, as well as of the values of the concepts brought about in ceramics. Nine prizes were awarded at the current exhibition.

The exhibition of the 14th Ceramics Triennial features, along with the show of the authorial works, the individual exhibition of artist Larisa Ackov, who presents her works as the laureate of the Grand Prize of the 13th Ceramics Triennial. Works created by a group of Hungarian ceramists, are also on the show, which are housed in the collection of International Ceramic Studio from Kečkemet. Numerous educational, interactive workshops and lectures for students and grade school pupils will take place in Museum of Applied Art.

The cooperation between Museum of Applied Art in Belgrade and the Modern Gallery “Likovni susret” from Subotica, proved very fruitful once more. As organizers of 14th Ceramics Triennial, which took place in Subotica between December 2012 and March 2013, they will present the latest accomplishments and concepts in the contemporary ceramics to the public in Belgrade, as well, between May 11 and May 31, 2013.

The catalog of the exhibition of 14thCeramics Triennial, which was published in Subotica, will be available also in Belgrade, during the exhibition. For this occasion, Museum of Applied Art in Belgrade prepared a leaflet with a short survey of 14th Ceramics Triennial.

14th Ceramics Triennial Awards

Grand Prize of the Triennial

Aleksandar Vac Simple Division, 2010 terra sigilata, dimensions changeable

Second Concurrent Prize of the Triennial

Jasmina Pejčić Mimicry II, 2012 porcelain, print, 25 x 150 x 10 cm

Second Concurrent Prize of the Triennial

Miona Savić Blue, Joyful, 2012 porcelain, colored clay, 20 x 35 x 35 cm

Prize for the Best Young Artist

Vesna Šaula Le Tour de France – In an Turn, 2011 porcelain, wood, wire, 22 x 60 x 27 cm

Purchase Prize of Museum of Applied Art

Valentina Savić Dinner at Bunuel\'s, Part 1, 2012 stoneware, 200 x 50 cm

Purchase Prize of The Modern Gallery \"Likovni susret\", Subotica

Velimir Vukičević P=s√(s-a)(s-b)(s-c), 2012 porcelain, 22 x 60 x 15 cm

Prize of The Association of Applied Arts Artists and Designers of Serbia \\\"Kokan Đorđević\\\"

Iva Kukurić Laza and Friends, 2012 porcelain, 55 x 50 x 20 cm

Prize of The Association of Applied Arts Artists and Designers of Vojvodina

Dejan Prendić Memories of Aranđelovac, 2011 stoneware, 29 x 25 x 11 cm

Special Acknowledgment

Radenko Adnađ Form I, 2012 stoneware, 35,5 x 41 x 26 cm