Symbols of Iraqi ceramics in the works contemporary potters

Symbols are considered one of the most important expressive means in ceramic works, as they are considered one of the means used by the Iraqi human (artist) from ancient times until the present time, where symbols have become one of the most important communication and understanding between the artist and the recipient, and that symbols were and still are an integral part of plastic artistic works in both public and private forms. The symbol represents all the ideas and connotations that it wants to convey to the recipient. Each symbol has a different meaning from the other, as symbols, especially in the plastic arts, especially ceramic art, are based on the aesthetics of symbols, their connotations, and characteristics, which distinguish one work from another. Symbols in ceramic works are also considered to be significant, as some ceramics in themselves have become a symbol and contain contents. The meanings of some of them are hidden, meaning they are interpreted according to each recipient and his vision. The symbols used by contemporary potters in Iraq have formal systems that differ depending on the artists experience and his artistic and cultural harvest, as well as the connotations that the symbols indicate, some of which are intentional, and others are unintentional.