A CONCEPTUAL EXPLORATION OF NIGERIA'S HISTORICAL EXPERIENCES IN CLAY FORM

📄 Project Abstract

Ceramics is a field of study that has gained usefulness in vital areas of human tasks due to the special qualities of the earthy material (clay) that is usually employed. The sourcing, manipulation and firing of clay items result in ceramics of divergent nature which include, table wares, sanitary wares and conceptual ceramics. This study chose to dwell on the conceptual aspect of ceramics that has the capacity for social commentary through the "construction and deconstruction" of forms. Conceptual ceramics proclaims the modern era in a variety of ways. It produces works that speak about contemporary issues in day to day life, thus offering great conceptual framework upon which academic discussion could be generated. The emphasis on the utilitarian and industrial ceramics especially in Nigeria, no doubt is useful to the society for household and industrial applications, but it narrows the potentials inherent in ceramics, and lacks creative expression of ideas, techniques and style. A p...