An artist with an excellent academic background whose work is exhibited all around the world, has lived in his studio in the middle of the Alboraian countryside (Valencia-Spain) dedicated to ceramic art.

Through the guidance of the artist himself, this documentary follows and demonstrates the year long creative process, from the initial sketches influenced by his surroundings through the construction and elaboration of the piece until the final firing and the great challenge entailed in it.

This documentary has been filmed specially in 16mm film to capture with the best possible definition and colour rendering the textures and colours present in the ceramic process.


The Artist.

Alboraya 1936.

He has a Fine Arts Degree from the University of Valencia;
the School of Ceramics of Manises,
with both Technical and Artistic degrees,
and Ceramic speciality by the School of Arts and Crafts of Valencia.

He has obtained first pńzes in :
The Ceramic National Contest of Manises 1.972;
Industrial Ceramic Design contest at the
lntenational Fair of Valencia 72;
Gold Medal from the State of Baviera in Munich 76;
and the National Ceramic Contest of Catvia 82.

Individual exhibitions in Sala Nebli of Madrid 1.964,
Sarrió Gallery of Barcelona 72,
Val i Trenta Gallery in Valencia,
Maho Gallery in Japan 80,
Museum of Ceramics in Barcelona 85.
Punto Gallery in Valencia 87,
Leonelli Gallery in Laussane,
Switzerland 91, etc.

Collective exhibits in Intenational
Ceramics, Victoria and Albert Museum of
London, The 10Th. Chuichi Intenational
Exhibit of Ceramic Arts, Japan;
The Brockton Museum in Massachussets,
Intemational Academy of Ceramics in
Sydney, Form and Glasur in Hosch, etc.

Pieces in museums: Ceramic Museum of
Manises, Contemporary Art Museum of
Madrid. Ceramic Museum of Barcelona,
Hospital Corporation of America in Nashville,
Tenessee State Museum,
Bechiné Museum in the Chzecoslovaquia,
Decorative Arts Museum of Prague,
San Pio V Museum of Valencia; and in several
private collections like Herr un Frau Kurtstepprath IM Rothschild.

He is a member of the Royal Fine Arts Academy
of San Carlos of Valencia, and member of the
lntenational Ceramic Society based in Geneva, Switzerland.

He has given speeches worldwide on Ceramics,
and at present divides his time between his creative
work teaching as Director of Ceramics Division in the
School of Arts of Valencia.


ORIGINAL DRAWING

Enric Mestre has donated an original drawing to our page.

We have scanned it at high resolution
son it will be only available in its electronic form
on the Net.

Original E. Mestre

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