Simcha Even-Chen  with her work Flow Motion 2n Award.

Just the next October 30, you could to see this exposition at the Saló Portal del Pardo al Vendrell.
The exposition shows you the works of the VI Biennal de Ceràmica del Vendrell, works made for artist of the different countries.

In total 17 works and artist, come from United Kingdom, USA, Turkey, Switzeland, Belgium, Argentina, Poland, Austria, and Spain, in this case the artist come from Valencia, Huesca, Tarragona, Barcelona and Girona.

Women account for the awards

The competition winners were:

1st – Yeraz Vi –  by Monique  Wuarin (from Jussy, Swtzeland)  work in porcelain stoneware, porcelain and lacquer. 44 x 50 x 25 cm.

2n. Flow Motion – by  Simcha Even-Chen (from f Rehovot , Israel), work in porcelain stoneware adnd porcelain.  36 x 90 x 50 cm.

3rd. – The White Plumes – by Todd Shanafelt (from Mankato, United States)  work in clay, wood, metal and polystyrene 50 x 65 x 25 cm.

Detail of the work

Mention: Fragment or Window  - by Cristina Marquez (from Barcelona, Spain), work in porcelain, 70 x 70x 30 cm.

The opening ceremony was attended by Benet Jané, Mayor of the Town Hall of  El Vendrell and Martí Carnicer, Deputy Major, and the jury has made the selection of the works and the selections of winners, composed by Albert Solé Councillor for Culture, M. Teresa Capet, ceramist; M. Àngels Domingo, ceramist; Josep Miquel Garcia, Director of the Museum Apel•les Fenosa, Gemma Sabaté, head of he Art Collection of the Towm Hall and Immaculada Socias, Professor of Art History.

Albert Solé, Councillor for Culture, said that the exhibitions were themselves the culmination of the creative process that begins with the intellectual work of the author, involves the physical embodiment in the studio and just work the presentation to the public because it captures the perceptions that the work produces in each one of them.  About the VI Biennal de Ceràmica del Vendrell, he highlighted it could be summed with the words Strength, Balance and Sensibility.

In this last line M. Angels Domingo, president of the jury, pointed the daring of the authors to face the creative challenge, as well as strength, balance, and sensibility mentioned before.

Meanwhile Benet Jané welcomes the line of this exhibition in their past twelve years developing, and invited to remain expectant face to the exhibition next year of the award-winning artists.