The Magic of Ceramic Glazes by Jörg Schwandt - Nils Thorson and the Artist Stoneware of Royal Copenhagen 1932-1975.
This publication explores the extraordinary beauty of Chinese glazes through the classically inspired works created at the Royal Copenhagen Stoneware Studio between the 1930s and the 1970s.
The deeply luminous, finely textured glazes of classical Chinese ceramics have long fascinated collectors, connoisseurs, and scholars alike. Fired at temperatures of around 1300°C, the ceramic body and glaze fuse into a single material of remarkable aesthetic and emotional power.
Using the Royal Copenhagen Stoneware Studio's classically inspired works as its point of departure, this publication presents, for the first time, the rich variety of glaze effects from the perspective of decades of close personal engagement with these objects. Chemical formulas and technical terminology have been deliberately omitted in favor of a direct appreciation of the glazes' visual and tactile qualities.
The catalogue is organized into thirteen sections, each devoted to a specific type of glaze and introduced by a brief explanatory text. The book's main essay examines the almost magical qualities of ceramic glazes, exploring the origins of their optical and tactile effects, the significance of nature as a source of inspiration, the decorative potential of technical irregularities, the creation of visual contrasts, and the dynamic physical relationship between the ceramic body and the glaze.
An appendix includes artists' signatures and date codes.
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