جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Renqian Yangمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Contemporary Ceramics
• Sculpture
• Installation Art
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Renqian Yang is an Associate Professor of Ceramics at SUNY Oswego specializing in contemporary ceramic sculpture, installation art, and mixed media. Her internationally exhibited practice explores cultural duality through the lens of Chinese-American experience, merging traditional techniques with conceptual explorations of migration and identity. Her educational background includes: M.F.A. in Ceramics, Syracuse University (2014) B.F.A. in Ceramics, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, China (2009) Yang's research investigates binaries—restriction/freedom, memory/loss, dislocation/belonging—through fragile yet enduring ceramic forms. Influenced by Daoist philosophy, she creates works where geometric structures merge with organic spontaneity, using paper clay, slip casting, and mixed media to manifest tensions between man-made and natural worlds. Her practice preserves fleeting emotions through intentional imperfections like visible cracks and blurred imagery. Recent exhibition history reveals consistent international engagement with themes of cultural identity, particularly through solo shows like Folding Time Between Worlds (2024) and Retrace (2023-24). Her work demonstrates growing institutional recognition culminating in the Victoria and Albert Museum acquisition (2024), reflecting increasing prominence in global ceramic discourse. Key recognitions include: Gold Artist Award, Art Ascent Magazine (2014) Ginsburg-Klaus Art in LA Practicum Week Grant (2014) VPA Global Excellence Award (2013) Jerome Solomon Memorial Scholarship (2011) Honorable Mention, Delaware Contemporary (2020) Victoria and Albert Museum acquisition (2024) As an educator, Yang mentors students through hands-on ceramic practice while facilitating international opportunities via her Jingdezhen and Watershed Center residencies. Her studio integrates technical mastery with conceptual development, emphasizing how material processes can articulate complex cultural narratives. Current projects continue exploring porcelain as a medium for visualizing transnational identity through layered, translucent forms. Yang maintains active studio practice in Tyler Hall, Oswego, where she develops new works while guiding student projects that bridge traditional ceramic techniques with contemporary conceptual frameworks. Her international network provides unique opportunities for student engagement with global ceramic communities.

Axel Ranischمشاهده پروفایل

استاد مهمان

• Film Directing
• Artistic Film
• Visual Storytelling
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Axel Ranisch serves as Graduate Director and Special Teaching Assistant for Moving Image/Artistic Film at Saarland University of Fine Arts' School of Media Art & Design since 2022, following a 2021 Visiting Professorship. An internationally recognized filmmaker, he bridges professional practice and academic instruction through courses spanning directing, visual storytelling, and artistic film development. His research focuses on sensory filmmaking techniques , particularly the intersection of auditory elements and visual narrative, German mumblecore traditions, and historical avant-garde adaptation. Workshops like Art of Intimacy and Dada, Trash and Expressionism explore these themes through hands-on experimentation with constrained environments and improvisational methods. Analysis of his creative output reveals consistent exploration of authentic human interaction across formats - from low-budget mumblecore features to television productions. His films demonstrate evolving technical mastery while maintaining focus on emotional truth, with recent works increasingly incorporating autobiographical elements and historical film movement techniques. Key recognitions include: Grimme Prize (2019) for Familie Lotzmann auf den Barrikades City of Hof Prize (2020) for contributions to German cinema International festival success with over 100 screenings for early works Ranisch's mentorship emphasizes collaborative development through structured project consulting, helping students navigate text-image relationships and actor-director communication. His current supervision of projects like PENROSE continues his commitment to supporting emerging filmmakers while maintaining active professional practice through Tatort episodes and radio collaborations. His laboratory of practice exists through immersive workshops that function as creative incubators, where students develop skills in constrained environments while exploring sensory storytelling techniques across multiple mediums.

• Transcendental Sculpture
• Figurative Art
• Bronze Casting
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Leonardo Michele Scarinzi is a Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna, where he has taught Foundry and Molding Techniques since 1995. He works as a freelance artist based in Foggia, specializing in transcendental sculpture that explores the spiritual dimension of human essence. His distinctive artistic style features gaunt human figures that evoke monks or hermits, stripped of materiality to emphasize meditative and transcendent qualities. Scarinzi's artistic research delves into the depths of human essence, seeking a spiritual dimension where humanity can ascend toward infinity. His sculptures, often created in bronze (a material he masters as an expert caster), present a gaunt human figure that art critic Angelo Panerai describes as 'made of skin and bones, like a gaunt, malnourished, sickly woman.' This approach moves beyond classical Greek forms, medieval symbolism, and modernist fragmentation to explore an 'alien yet always ideal beauty' that reduces humanity 'to the spirit,' requiring 'a certain imponderability.' As an educator, Scarinzi teaches two key courses: Foundry Techniques (ABAV10) and Forming, Technology and Type of Materials (ABAV8), both within the Sculpture program. His teaching philosophy emphasizes direct physical engagement with materials as 'opportunities for cultural expression, as knowledge, as an awareness of one's social role, as a highly educational function, and even as a way of being.' Scarinzi has participated in numerous exhibitions both in Italy and abroad and has created several public works. His technical expertise spans various molding techniques including tile molding, gelatin molding, synthetic rubber molding, and disposable molding, as well as casting processes such as lost-wax casting, pressure casting, cuttlebone casting, and centrifugal casting.

• Visual Arts
• Sculpture Techniques
• Ceramic Studies
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Céline Cadaureille is a Senior Lecturer at Jean Monnet University's Faculty of Arts, Letters, and Languages, where she leads research activities in the ECLLA Laboratory. She holds significant administrative responsibilities as Head of License 3 and coordinates interdisciplinary research seminars. Her academic trajectory includes a PhD in Art and Art Sciences from University of Toulouse Le Mirail (2009) and advanced training in Fine Arts from Toulouse School of Fine Arts. Her research explores three interconnected domains: Material practices in sculpture, ceramics, and molding techniques Bodily representations examining desire, mortality, and corporeal transformation Research-creation methodologies bridging academic and artistic practices She currently directs the 'Becoming Rocks' project (2025-2026) investigating mineral materiality through art-science collaborations. Publications since 2020 demonstrate consistent focus on: Material behaviors (viscosity, fragmentation, plasticity) Historical-contemporary dialogues in sculpture Pedagogical applications of research-creation Interdisciplinary approaches linking art with anthropology and thanatology Her work appears in edited volumes from Hermann and PUM presses, with frequent contributions to international conferences. Through ECLLA Laboratory, she leads projects combining: Artistic workshops with ceramicists and performers Theoretical study days on materiality International collaborations with institutions in Canada and Switzerland Recent initiatives include 'En sédimentation' (2025) exploring geological time through art, continuing her career-long investigation of material agency.

• Visual Arts
• Sculpture
• Metal Casting
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Dr. Penny Harris is a Senior Lecturer in Visual Arts at the University of Wollongong, where she teaches in the School of the Arts, English and Media within the Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities. She has held this position since 2021 and previously served as a member of the University's Academic Senate from 2018-2019. Her academic journey includes a Doctor of Creative Arts from the University of Wollongong completed in 2001. Dr. Harris's research centers on sculpture and metal casting, with a distinctive focus on material mimicry and archaeological motifs. She has developed innovative approaches to casting found objects and textiles using lost wax processes, creating what she describes as 'fragmented poetic wall stories' that reinterpret postmodern narrative strategies. Her work often explores pseudomorphism—the process where textiles absorb mineral salts from buried copper objects—as both a technical process and conceptual framework. Much of her recent work connects with dementia education through the DARE (Dementia knowledge, Art, Research and Education) project, which uses art to help children understand dementia. Her most recent publications (2021-2025) demonstrate a consistent focus on dementia education through art, particularly for children, with an emphasis on blending traditional and digital technologies in educational settings. These works also highlight her interest in university-school-community partnerships and the development of third-space collaborations for innovative educational practices. Her creative works continue to explore materiality, transformation, and narrative through sculpture and installation. Dr. Harris has supervised numerous higher degree research students across various visual arts disciplines, with current supervision including projects on voice as agency in patriarchal systems and object-prosthetics in sculptural assemblage. Her supervision history spans topics from contemporary Iranian art to dementia representation in portraiture. Her research has been supported by several internal grants at the University of Wollongong, including the Global Challenges Seed Funding for the DARE project (2016), a Small Grant for 'A petrified poem' exhibition (2011), and International Links Grants for projects like 'Fabric as an inter-sensorial language' (2008). Dr. Harris exhibits her work in both Canada and Australia, maintaining an active creative practice that directly informs her research and teaching. Her approach consistently bridges artistic practice with educational theory and social impact, particularly through projects addressing dementia awareness and education.