ZHU Junxi, LIU Cheng
(1. Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen 333403, Jiangxi, China; 2. Huainan Normal University, Huainan 232000, Anhui, China; 3. Ji’an College, Ji’an 343000, Jiangxi, China)

Abstract: As a form of modern art that is making its way into the public space in urban areas, environmental ceramic art has been actively connected with multiple art forms which include murals, installations, and sculptures in its 30 years of development. It has achieved big progress after its integration with post-modern art techniques and expression, the inner impetus to environment ceramic art is artists’ profound reflection on nature, humanity and historical context, and those “environmental elements” are the key factors that compel them to do this. This paper probes into the problems with the aesthetical construction of the modern public environment. It explores the reflective thinking behind the art in the following aspects: the reconstruction of a public space with reasonable aesthetics, the creation of a public space with humanistic care, and the building of a public space with depth of thinking. Besides, works by Chinese and overseas artists are reviewed. It’s pointed out that the mission of contemporary environmental ceramic art is the aesthetical and cultural construction of modern urban public space.

Key words: environmental ceramic art; thinking; expression; humanistic care