Darrol F. Shillingburg on tue 29 oct 96
Dan & Patricia,
Interesting thread to me since I "do" ancient type of work in ceramics and
contemporary type of work in painting.
All primitive (read ancient, not privitive) art seems to come from the same
source, nature (include human nature for we are not "separate"). If the source
is the same there will be some simularities in the expression without the
physical translocation of human creators. If we reference the source rather than
contemporary artist icons, we get an artistic expression that mirrors ourselves
in relation to our physical and less than physical universe. The language is
metaphore - the spiritual language of nature.
As a physical example, terra sigillata has been passed from the source to the
potter in many cultures. If viewed as only being passed from culture to culture
the picture gets muddied (pun intended). It has more to do with the ability to
listen to the subtle knowings comming from nature (the clay) than passing some
discovery from one human to another. (hundreth monkey theory under
consideration).
Seems something worth "serious" consideration.
Darrol in Elephant Butte NM where even here it is winter.
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