The artist Ali Al-Awad spoke about the technique he follows in his ceramic work, stressing the need to master the composition and installation processes that are consistent with the idea of the work. The artist, Ali Al-Awad, said that he worked in all artistic fields, such as painting, photography, decoration, ceramics, metal, and also wood, stressing that “plastic art depends on expressing our emotions, ideas, and desires that we cannot express with words, because art itself began ages ago.” It is still one of the most inspiring ways." This came in an "online" interview he conducted on his Instagram page, and the meeting was moderated by Abdullah Al-Siddiq. Al-Awad recalled his beginnings in the field of ceramic art through a special training course organized by the Ministry of Education at the time, and supervised by the trainer Ahmed Salama, and among the participants were pioneer artists such as the artist Abbas Malik, pointing out that he loved the art of ceramics and was attached to its contents and materials that he felt close to him, which uses clay For shaping it and producing different artistic forms. Elements of beauty The friend asked him about what attracts him in the artwork. Al-Awad said, "The artwork attracts the person without realizing it, because of the elements of beauty that it includes, as it is related to successful composition, composition, color, and the idea of the work." On the other hand, Al-Awad spoke about the best techniques for shaping clay, which are suitable for beginners, which are shaping by ropes and pressure, stressing that ceramic shaping methods differ according to the works performed, as well as choosing the method preferred by the potter. He explained that in the recent period he moved to work by means of the wheel, which is a device consisting of a round and flat piece of metal, managed by the potter and formed on it during this rotation, adding that sometimes he combines the wheel with free formation as it is called, and as for the reason for using this The technique is because it gives him a kind of challenge, so he said that he "needs high professionalism," adding, "I still challenge the wheel." Clay colors Al-Awad touched that the best type of clay for beginners is gray-colored clay, which is one of the strong clays that can bear a higher temperature than pottery clay because it contains some impurities, and also red clay that acquired its color because it contains a large proportion of impurities, and is characterized by ease of formation, It is used in coloring and decoration processes. He pointed out that the potter in the end chooses what he prefers from the different types of clay, adding that there are other types of clay, and that the field of ceramics is not expensive, but if the artist likes to expand it, then the tools will be expensive such as ovens and wheels. But it will last with the artist.
