Video: Gzhel patterns: From old motives to modern Internet memes
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Gzhel is one of the most popular Russian folk crafts. White and blue ceramics are known all over the world and always amaze with their incredible beauty. By tradition, most of the products of Gzhel craftsmen, like 200 years ago, are tableware. However, the imagination of contemporary potters and artists creates incredible compositions. This review contains 20 examples of unusual products from the Gzhel craft.
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