Gary Wang on tue 26 mar 96
Hi,
I just went to my first Ceramic Art Competition this weekend.
It's a small local competition, but with some nationally well
known judges.
The top three places all went to low fired works. High fired
functional wares got very little comments during the presentation.
I was a little discouraged by this. But then after some thinking,
I am suddenly realized that how subjective Art and Art competition
really is, and how important it is for me to stick with my own
philosophy and styles, making the pots that make me feel good.
After the award presentation, a lady came up to me and told me
she really love my work. That really made me feel good that
people can respond emotionally to my works.
So the bottom line is: Don't get discouraged. Competitions are
good because they promote Art in general.
Gary
wang@nemesis.ece.ucsb.edu
Jean Lehman on wed 27 mar 96
It is because of the many experiences such as this that the Strictly
Functional Pottery National was organized four years ago. Many functional
potters have been discouraged when applying to ceramic competitions. It
helps to have a forum where functional pots are appreciated and selected
for exhibition.
Jean Lehman, SFPN project director
j_lehman@ACAD.FandM.EDU (that's an _underscore_ not a hyphen)
>-----------------------Original message--------------------
>Hi,
>
>I just went to my first Ceramic Art Competition this weekend.
>It's a small local competition, but with some nationally well
>known judges.
>
>The top three places all went to low fired works. High fired
>functional wares got very little comments during the presentation.
>
>I was a little discouraged by this. But then after some thinking,
>I am suddenly realized that how subjective Art and Art competition
>really is, and how important it is for me to stick with my own
>philosophy and styles, making the pots that make me feel good.
>
>After the award presentation, a lady came up to me and told me
>she really love my work. That really made me feel good that
>people can respond emotionally to my works.
>
>So the bottom line is: Don't get discouraged. Competitions are
>good because they promote Art in general.
>
>Gary
>wang@nemesis.ece.ucsb.edu
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