Diversity of Form References in the Potter Charles Cato’s Works

Abstract

The current research contained four chapters. The first chapter included the research problem and the goal of the research, which is to identify the formal references in the works of the potter Charles Cato, in addition to the importance of research, the need for it, and defining terminology. The second chapter included the theoretical framework and previous studies, which contained two sections. The first section is the concept of form. The second section included the environment as an intellectual and cultural reference, while the third section included the aesthetics of modern French ceramics. The third section included the research procedures, including the research community, the research sample, the research tool, and the research methodology, while the fourth section included results, conclusions, recommendations, and proposals. The researcher reached the most important results:

1. Potter Charles Cato used artistic scenes from the natural environment represented by the use of animal forms that were embodied by a family of monkeys in a natural scene, and this is evident in model (1)


2. Potter Charles Cato depicted a scene of African farmers working in a family structure consisting of a man, a woman, and a child in Model No. (3).

As for the conclusions:

1. The arts of ancient civilizations were considered an intellectual element pressing on the potter’s imagination because of their aesthetic and expressive values.


2. Technology has been an effective tool in representing scenes in the works of potter Charles Cato by imitating techniques in ancient civilizations.


3. The potter’s reliance on representing realistic shapes is merely a means of creating a communicative vision between the sender and the recipient.

The research also included a summary of the research in Arabic and English and a list of sources.