Interpretations of Social Realities in Ceramic Forms and Surfaces

Abstract

It is not possible to imagine art without imagining persons and their behaviors, their ideas and opinions, their relationships and friendships and so on. On this way, the relationship between art and society cannot be denied. Social realities are realities which they would be meaningful only when a society exists. On the other hand, the term social reality simply means what people actu- ally do in the conduct of their lives. This Includes a vast range of behaviors, from the eating habits, work habits, Lifestyles, interpersonal relations, home life, leisure, religious habits, Racism, sexism and so on. The artist who their works explain the social realities are called social realist artists. Historically the movement of social realism started During the 1920s while the artists, especially in America, focused their attention on society and social reality including topics. In this art report, a couple of ideas including social realities in our post-industrial era have been represented on ceramic forms and surfaces. These topics are completely picked up by the creator of these artworks by considering her ideas and opinions in her personal and social life and it is not a research document about the topics. Some of these topics have a tendency to protest against new social realities like modern racism and sexism. They also emphasize the negative impacts of modern lifestyles, technology including lifestyles and negative impacts of urbanization.