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José Cobos | Sound artist based in Ceramics
Member of @internationalacademyofceramics for 🇪🇨
📍 🇪🇺AU ↔️ 🇨🇳 CN

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Final video of my online workshop launching in China this winter.

This Páramo Wolf mask was created during the workshop recording and represents the final outcome that students will achieve.

Features:
- 2 lower-tune whistles with resonators in the mouth
- 2 high-tune whistles in the ears with resonators
- Creates a unique sound effect that transitions between different notes when blown

For Sale:
- Located in Portugal (shipping included within Portugal)
- International shipping available (shipping costs additional)

Contact:
- Email: juanjosecobosc@gmail.com
- WhatsApp: +593 998660486

Video final de mi taller online que lanzaré en China este invierno.

Esta máscara de Lobo de Páramo fue creada durante la grabación del taller y representa el resultado final que los estudiantes lograrán.

Características:
- 2 silbatos de tono bajo con resonadores en la boca
- 2 silbatos de tono alto en las orejas con resonadores
- Crea un efecto sonoro único que transita entre diferentes notas al soplar

En venta:
- Ubicada en Portugal (envío incluido dentro de Portugal)
- Envío internacional disponible (costos de envío adicionales)

#artesonoro #soundartist #keramika #performances #musicinstrument taken in Lisboa by @josecbs_404

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a year ago

Tres increíbles pósters que me hicieron en China.
Gracias al maestro de la luz y cámara, @omarhidalgophoto, por el tremendo retrato. Esta imagen, sin duda, me ayudó a darle una cara a mi trabajo y a mi arte. by @josecbs_404

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2 years ago

Por fin, después de aterrizar en la hermosa realidad ecuatoriana 🇪🇨, estoy feliz de compartir con ustedes este hermoso video que mis amigxs de UNINTENDED MUSiC (China 🇨🇳) me hicieron. Esta plataforma, dedicada a difundir instrumentos musicales y música, está recopilando el trabajo de músicos y luthiers de todo el mundo. Y sí, puede que se pregunten por qué una plataforma así decidió hacerme un video. Pues resulta que muchos de mis trabajos en cerámica son sonoros. Trabajo con sonido y barro desde el 2021, respondiendo al llamado que siempre sentí hacia estos artefactos (arte e instrumentos musicales precolombinos) tan curiosos y autóctonos del territorio que hoy llamamos Ecuador.

El misterio y el legado cerámico que nos dejaron las culturas ancestrales del Ecuador es inmenso y abundante. Muchos de estos objetos eran rituales, lo que les da una dimensión mágica y desconocida. Aunque podemos imaginar o teorizar sobre cómo y por qué los usaban, nunca tendremos certezas absolutas. Por eso, creo firmemente que continuar el legado del sonido ecuatorial es fundamental. Estos instrumentos sonoros son endémicos de Ecuador, y no existe en el mundo un desarrollo cerámico-sonoro comparable al que alcanzaron nuestras culturas precolombinas. Es algo único, mágico, y profundamente nuestro.

Deseo que este trabajo les agrade tanto como a mí me llena investigar el sonido en la cerámica, porque este camino me conecta con nuestras raíces y con la poderosa historia de Ecuador, que sigue viva en cada pieza.

Finalmente, este video marca también el inicio de una retrospectiva de mi experiencia de 8 meses en China. Quiero mostrarles lo que significaron mis residencias artísticas y talleres en Jingdezhen, la gloriosa y hermosa capital de la porcelana. Un verdadero paraíso para quienes amamos la cerámica. Este capítulo ha sido una mezcla de aprendizaje, retos y nuevas conexiones, y no puedo esperar a compartirlo con ustedes.

Espero que lo disfruten tanto como yo he disfrutado este viaje.

Especiales agradecimientos a @oscura.films por las bellas tomas del Cajas y de Cuenca.

#soundartist #performance #soundhealing #soundbaths #ceramicasonora #latinoamerica #ecuador taken in 景德镇 Jingdezhen by @josecbs_404

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2 years ago

Getting my works out of the kiln!

Excited to share the final results from the latest firing! These are the foundational whistles I built right before diving into the sonic mask series.

If you work with ceramic instruments, you know the sound you hear when the clay is raw isn't the final tone. Firing all the way up to 1250°C causes the clay to shrink, which actually pushes the pitch higher-usually shifting up by a semitone or even a full tone on the scale. Love hearing how much these evolve once they come

out of the kiln!

#soundart #claysounds #performance #jingdezhen #ceramiccourse by @josecbs_404

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I want to show you all what I usually teach before we get into making a Sonic Mask:
Punkuy Whistle: The easiest and simplest to make. It’s just a sphere with a hole, and you can add finger holes to change the pitch. In the video, I’m demonstrating a whale-shaped Punkuy whistle.
Primitive Whistle: An evolution of the Punkuy, this uses the same principle but adds an airway (windway) to direct your breath straight to the sound mechanism.
Advanced Whistle: The peak of sound technology for Pre-Hispanic clay wind instruments.
Jaguar & Death Whistles: Special Mexican whistles designed for noise-based effects. These are used to make scary, creepy, or atmospheric sounds like the wind. Fun fact: many dogs and other animals really dislike these sounds!
I invite you all to learn with me!

#sonicmask #soundart #windinstruments #ceramicworkshop by @josecbs_404

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2 months ago

During all my classes, we start with foundational whistles to learn how to craft many different varieties. It ends up being a joy to play them once you have made a few!

We normally cover three basic whistles and two special ones. If time permits, we explore one or more additional whistle designs. I am happy to share my knowledge of sound instrument design here in China. I always meet wonderful, thoughtful students, and many fresh ideas emerge from our exchanges. I am here to guide you in creating your best work!

I will miss my students and to teach in China while I am in Europe, so I hope to see you all at the end of August.

#soundart #sonicmasks #masks #contemporaryceramics #jingdezhen by @josecbs_404

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My final workshop in China 2026

I am so happy to share with all of you that I will collaborate with my dear student's studio Bombom Club Dannie was one of my students of my online workshop, we had the luck to meet in Jingdezhen to pass from digital online friendship to real life friends.

This will be my last workshop to teach about the Sonic Masks in China for 2026 as I will be departing to live in Austria for 2 years to take my master studies about sound in the University of Arts Linz.

It's our last chance to meet and to learn about the sounds of latin America and the Sonic masks!

I hope you can come and join us! I will give you my best and share with you all my best techniques of sound!

#sonicmask #soundart #jingdezhen #ceramicworkshop #contemporaryceramics by @josecbs_404

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3 months ago

Smylodon Arcanus

Sabertooth Tiger Mask

Double flute + Jaguar whistle embedded in the mask.

#soundart #mascaras #claysounds #jingdezhen by @josecbs_404

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4 months ago

Yesterday. @internationalacademyofceramics diploma in hand.

Grateful for everyone who's been part of this journey. You know who you are. 🏺

Some pics from the ceremony and exhibition of the New members.
#IAC #InternationalAcademyOfCeramics #CeramicArtist #SoundArt #Jingdezhen taken in 景德镇 Jingdezhen by @josecbs_404

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4 months ago

Made some new things and learned a whole bunch about how to make whistles and aerophones with @josecbs_404 at @7000sqm. You’ll have to take his class in the future to learn about the specifics. All of this is leading up to creating masks that can also produce sound.

In today’s class, we learned about how to make a pucuy (or punkuy) and a primitive whistle. There’s a lot of theory about how resonance works and how the shape and direction of both the airflow and the holes will alter pitch. There’s a lot more to learn and i’m excited for what comes next.

#ceramicinstrument #jingdezhen #learnceramics #potteryclass #chineseamerican taken in 景德镇 Jingdezhen by @josecbs_404

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Final result tomorrow!! I made a mask into an instrument! it’s still under construction since I need to do more surface decoration but I think it’s at a good place rn with @josecbs_404 sonic mask workshop. I made this inspired by an antelope skull with forward facing ey holes to be more predatory, but I think it still reads a bit like a ceramic antelope skull.

The surface decoration is going to be done in a peking opera style mask which I think will contrast nicely with the skull texture. Stay tuned if you wanna see the result!

#soundart #chineseamerican #jingdezhenporcelain #maskdesign #ceramicsculpture taken in 景德镇 Jingdezhen by @josecbs_404

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4 months ago

After a hard working week teaching a master class about wind ceramic instruments of Latinamerica in the morning and glazing in the nights I got my latest Tiger mask inspired by the Sabertooth Tiger. I wanted to summon a very ancient and powerful force on it. As it has been 2 years since I sold my first Jaguar Mask, that made me kinda famous in Jingdezhen, China.
But moreover than that I always felt a certain spirit of protection in my journey.

This mask has a jaguar whistle, plus two double flutes hidden in the fangs of the tiger.

Filmed and edited by @lu_jonathan

#edit #transition #internatinalartist #soundart #ceramicartist taken in 景德镇 Jingdezhen by @josecbs_404

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