Ceramics and art have a companionship longer than most. The story began in the Palaeolithic period with a potent fusion of water, earth and creativity that has since evolved through many modes. Now, 21st-century ceramic artists are proving that the medium has as much potential for concept as function, lured in by its versatility, sensuality and role as a platform for provocation.
From artists upholding age-old techniques with a twist to those unearthing radical ways to push materials to their limits, explore our ultimate guide to ceramic artists: the trail-glazers, the mould-breakers and future-shapers on the cutting edge of clay.
