The Clayprofessor

Anne Hirondelle was another important early influence on my work. I loved both the mechanical nature of her forms, and the crusty, rusty surfaces. She was also an important push toward my experiments with the extruder. He work now is much more minimalistic, and reminiscent of pieces by Wouter Dam.

likeafieldmouse:

Felix Gonzalez-Torres - Portrait of Ross in L. A. (1991)

175 pounds of multicolored candy as a “portrait” of the artist’s partner Ross Laycock, who died of AIDS that same year.

Ross’s ideal healthy body weight was 175 pounds.

Attendees of the exhibit were instructed to take one piece of candy each. The dwindling pile paralleled Ross’s body languishing from the disease.

Gonzalez-Torres also instructed that the pile be continually replenished so that Ross could be symbolically reborn again and again. 

i’ve eaten candy from this pile at the Art Institute of Chicago.

(via atavus)

Ready for firing number 1.

So the good news is that “King Lipitor” is finally ready for bisque firing. The bad news is that it took me 3 days to glaze it, and I was hoping to finish in two.

One of the main reasons I decided to become a ceramic artist was the work of Michael Sherrill. I spent an entire summer trying to figure out how to make pots that looked like his. Eventually, I called him up, and asked if I could come and visit his studio. He spent a good 2 hours with me, showing me around and talking about process. The most valuable lesson I learned was that you don’t let anything stand in the way of a good concept. If you don’t have the right tool, you make the tool.

http://www.michaelsherrill.net/Gallery-Archive/Gallery-Archive.html

fer1972:

Carved Tires by Wim Delvoye

Awesome sauce.

mizenscen:

untitled on Flickr.

Nice collage. I wish I knew who the artist was.

(via fer1972)

I’ll be exhibiting this piece at http://www.artprize.org/fountain-street-church during Artprize this year. I’m excited. Vote for me!

The king’s new clothes.

6 hours of glazing later. Here is the other side of “King Lipitor”.