The work of Canadian artist Aaron Nelson is in my mind one of the most important social commentaries happening in ceramics today. Rather than moaning that the smart phone pulls us out of our bodies, he notes the complex dexterity needed to operate a touch screen and finds that we may be growing closer to …
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International Top 10: Grayson Perry
It is difficult to know where to begin in writing about Grayson Perry. He is such a complex and multi faceted artist, for one, ceramic is only a part of what he does, though it does seems to be his primary medium. But also that his work can not be discussed with out discussing him …
International Top 10: Keith Harrison
I have been thinking over which artist I wanted to add to my International Top 10 for a few days now. Then today I was included in a conversation that helped make up my mind. The discussion was about the intentional breaking of a work by Ai Weiwei , whom I featured in my last …
International top Ten: Ai Weiwei
One of the parameters of this semesters assignment is that I may only choose two artists from any single country. For the most part this is no problem. There are many great artists in the world and looking for inspiration is a wonderful opportunity for growth. In the case of China though this is a …
International Top 10: Alexandria Engelfriet
The second artist in my personal international top 10 is Alexandra Engelfriet. I have a very strong personal connection to the work of this artist that relates to the way I discovered her. Almost two years ago I divorced a man who was not only marriage partner but a ceramist and a collaborator. The first …
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International Top 10: Monika Patuszynska
This semester my MFA program is focused on internationalism. One of the projects we are working on is selecting a top 10 category based on our interests and then discovering the artists to fill that number. My personal top 10 centers around artists working with narrative in their work, but not only this. For an …