Dmitry Loginov

Ceramicist

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©Olga Mikheeva

A mediative method

Dmitry uses Japanese ceramic techniques
He learned from videos of masters such as Genji Shimizu
He is inspired by his homeland, nature, people, and music

Dmitry Loginov is a ceramicist from Sochi. Living close by mountains, he recently went up a popular hiking route and hid some ceramic pieces in the rocks, then posted a description of the place for people to find them. Dmitry is completely self-taught, which is hard to believe, considering the popularity his works have gained in only a few years. He learned from Japanese masters on YouTube, observed their hand movements, and then tried to replicate them. He founded his studio called KUND in 2018 and since then has been working actively, participating in exhibitions and giving ceramic workshops, sometimes combined with meditation.

Interview

©Victoria Fetisova

©Olga Mikheeva

What techniques do you master?: Most of my works are made with the Neriage technique. It is a Japanese technique that involves using several different types of coloured clay. Although, I mostly work on the pottery wheel, I also like coil and slab methods of hand building pottery.
What determines your work: tradition or innovation?: I always try to find the middle ground. In both tradition and innovation, you can find an idea. Also, I believe that a true artist should be open-minded, ready to embrace both.
What is the best thing about your work?: The quietness of mind, the unexpectedness of the outcome, the opportunity to slow down. The process of my work is very meditative. I literally meditate when I am making my ceramic pieces.
How do you define quality?: If I feel absolute delight when I take the piece out of the pottery kiln and then weeks later I still feel excited about it, I know that I’ve done an excellent job.

Dmitry Loginov is an : he began his career in 2000