Interdisciplinary interactions in plastic arts and its reflection on the art of ceramics

Being the most important field of activity done by human beings, art has beensubject to many definitions over ages and according to the varying eras and societies;and accordingly, artistic disciplines has been handled in various classifications. Havingnumerous definitions over history, art is thought to come to existence with the social lifeof man, and all constitutions, structures and values are in quite an intense relationshipand interaction with art.As a result of the interdisciplinary relationship and interaction of the disciplinesof the plastic arts each other and with other fields of art, strict boundaries have started tofade. It is seen that the interdisciplinary approach has become prominent especiallybetween the artistic currents which emerged as of the second half of the 20th century.Plastic arts, which are termed as visual arts at present, has been quite effective onformation of new artistic currents and been subject to intense interdisciplinary approach.One of the disciplines of plastic arts, ceramics has been in a multidimensionalinteraction with other artistic disciplines in terms of visibility, technique and aestheticsin the artistic understanding where strict boundaries are fading. It is seen that the piecesof ceramic made with the current artistic approach bear reflections of various disciplines.In this study, the relationships and interactions between the contemporaryceramics art and the newly emerged disciplines as well as the disciplines of plastic artsare exercised. Also, the interaction of the disciplines which are considered to be in thenotion of art and its reflection on the art of ceramics has been demonstrated.