(The genesis of a potter culture)

Abstract

The installation of the Ateliê do Antigo Matadouro (Old Slaughterhouse Studio) in the city of Cunha, S.P., Brazil, in 1975, is the genesis of a new potter culture. The pioneering action of this group established the bases for creation of one of the most important Brazilian pottery clusters in nowadays, and continues to inspire the creation of new studios that have the firing of firewood at high temperature, fundamental part of his poetic creation.

Keywords:
high temperature potteries; Cunha; Noborigama kiln; Ateliê do Antigo Matadouro