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The author was born in Japan, where people in the country used all kinds of ceramic items(wares) in their daily life, thus makes the author interested in ceramics naturally. The author found that ceramic wares, which full of value and loved by people during the Sengoku period of Japan, were transferred into ceramic sculptures after World WarⅡ, and what ceramic wares have left is practical value.After the Industrial Revolution, the material of practical wares were changed into plastic and other cheaper and durable materials. Under this situation, even the practical value of ceramic wares were reduced. In this case, the author start to think about how Japanese ceramic wares can continue to survive in the future. Therefore, the author focuses on the possibility of the development of contemporary ceramic wares from these backgrounds. In this thesis, through the anthropomorphism of wares, the author discusses how to make ceramic wares evolve into artworks, and discuss the three aspects of ceramic wares from the perspective of biological evolution: 1. Function 2. Appearance 3. Form of expression of the work. Therefore, to create artworks with the idea after discussion, to think about how ceramic wares can continue to survive in this current crisis.
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