PORCELAIN: WHITE ART IN SLOVENIA

Diplomsko delo z naslovom Porcelan: Bela umetnost v Sloveniji je sestavljeno iz dveh delov, teoretičnega in praktičnega. V prvem delu je opisan zgodovinski pregled razvoja porcelana, vse od zibelke porcelana na Kitajskem do poskusov razkritja te dobro varovane skrivnosti in številnih uveljavljenih manufaktur v Evropi. Zgodovinski razvoj zaključujem s sodobnim oblikovanjem porcelanastih izdelkov. V nadaljevanju predstavljam lastnosti in posebnosti tega oblikovnega medija, ki porcelan uvrščajo v posebno keramično tehniko. Opisujem tehnologijo izdelave porcelanastih izdelkov, ki sem jo tudi opredelila v štirih fazah: priprava porcelanske mase, oblikovanje, dekoracija in glaziranje ter žganje porcelanastih izdelkov. Teoretični del je sklenjen s poglavjem o uspehu izdelovanja porcelana v Sloveniji, s Catbriyur in njihovo tehnologijo. V drugem, praktičnem delu mojega diplomskega dela, so opisane moje izkušnje pri oblikovanju porcelana in predstavitev moje kolekcije porcelanastih izdelkov My Blue Game.The diploma thesis, Porcelain: A White Art in Slovenia, is composed of two parts, theoretical and empirical. The first part consists of a historical overview of Porcelain’s development. It presents its roots in China and the attempts to reveal this well-kept secret, as well as the established manufacture in Europe. The historical development in this diploma thesis is concluded by dealing with the modern design of products made out of porcelain. Next, the characteristics and features that describe porcelain as a special ceramic technique are presented. The technique of making porcelain products is presented in four stages: preparation of porcelain mass, design, decorating and glazing, and firing porcelain products. The theoretical part ends with a chapter on the success of making porcelain in Slovenia, based on Catbriyur and their technology. In the empirical part of this thesis my experience in porcelain design are presented as well as my own collection of porcelain products, called My Blue Game