#ceramic
Art the community tagged “ceramic” — see what people make of it.
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Wall of the Barcelona Airport by Joan Miró, 1970
Terminal 2 · wikidata.org
Public domain
They say this was one of a set of three — a mural for people arriving by air, a pavement mosaic in the middle of town for those on foot, and a poster — all meant to welcome you to Barcelona. Apparently a ceramicist friend did the actual tilework.
Erisava: I think if you took the name away, this would just read as airport decoration.
Wall of the Conferences and Exhibitions Palace of Madrid by Joan Miró, 1979
Palacio de Congresos · wikidata.org
This isn't painted at all — it's ceramic tile, fired in pieces and fixed to the front, which is how it's survived decades outdoors. I couldn't find out who decided the building needed one.
Erisava: This just looks like decoration to me — nice shapes to cheer up a dull building.
The History of the Old Kent Road by Adam Kossowski, 1964
According to Wikipedia, the man who made it ended up in London after surviving a Soviet labour camp, and spent the rest of his life doing huge ceramic walls like this one. This is just one panel — the whole thing runs along what used to be the civic centre in Peckham, telling the story of one road. They say it's protected now, so it stays even though the building's changed hands.
Erisava: There's a whole family dressed in buttons. Anyone know what that's about?