陶瓷雖然與文明生活密切相關，但在很長一段時間裡實用性強過表現性，屬於工藝美術，進入純藝術領域的時間相當晚，也並非主流創作媒材。但是在1980到1990年代，陶藝在臺灣蓬勃發展，甚而在2000年成立鶯歌陶瓷博物館。本論文將從陶瓷發展過程切入，爬梳由陶瓷工業發展到現代陶藝的意識轉變。 臺灣陶瓷產業發展原先僅為滿足民生需求，但是國民政府遷台之後，在文化政策影響下承襲中華文化傳統，成為具有代表性的民族工藝，並且開啟外銷之門。此時陶瓷產品的實用性不再是優先考量，主要功能是欣賞，扭轉一般社會大眾對陶瓷等於實用的概念，並且影響部分陶瓷從業者對陶瓷美感的追求，成為陶藝發展的契機。 而後在1980年代，臺灣陶藝的形象逐漸脫離工藝美術，進入博物館成為純藝術，然而仍深受中國傳統影響。當陶藝進入博物館之後，臺灣現代陶藝的主要特徵是以及其後陶博館的成立的影響，並且觀察陶博館與地方文化創意產業的結合。 Ceramics have been around for a long time, however unlike painting or sculptures, it is only recently that ceramics have been seen as a form of art in which people show their creativity instead of just a practical material to make household items. Ceramics was popular in the 1980s and 1990s. The Yingge Ceramics Museum was established in 2000. This thesis focuses on the development of ceramics, the transformation of ceramics from an industry to an art, and the new direction ceramics has taken after the establishment of the Yingge Ceramics Museum. Ceramics were originally just used in Taiwan as household items. After the Nationalist Government moved to Taiwan, it steered toward becoming a traditional art form, rather than just an industry and started to export ceramics worldwide. Although ceramics can be made into practical items, it is their artistic value that has taken precedence in recent years. The end of the 1980s saw Taiwanese ceramics transform from mere craft art to fine art, however it still retains elements of traditional Chinese craft art. In 1982, Japanese modern ceramics impacted on the Taiwanese ceramic industry, causing artisans to rethink the way ceramics are displayed. As the public began paying more attention to ceramics, the industry took off and made the forming of the Yingge Ceramics Museum a possibility. The transformation of the ceramic industry in the 1980s and 1990s shifted it more toward modern art. In 2000, the Yingge Ceramics Museum not only focuses on ceramics as art, it also helps local industries. While ceramics as an art is flourishing, the ceramic as an industry is on the decline. More attention needs to be paid to the development of ceramic art and cooperation with local cultural industries.
