- Occupation
Director - Country
Russia
Kasyanov Alexander
The village called Gzhel in the Moscow Region has been renown with its unique blue-and-white porcelain. Today, Gzhel ceramics is known all around the world. We will tell you the history of this craft, from the moment of its formation in the 17th to 18th century up to the present, we will get familiar with exhibits of Dzhel’s muzeums. In workshops of painters and potters, we will see the whole process of creating a work of art. And the most important thing: we will try to make you feel the beauty of Gzhel, the atmosphere of the fold, non-academic, art, its originality and clarity.