hm9 on fri 15 mar 96
Many have said that Picasso sold out. Many of the same comments directed
about Voulkous could also be directed against picasso.
1]
Peter Voulkous' functional pottery done in the early period of his career
while at Archie Bray are rather poor and are inferior to the work of either
of his mentors, rudy Audio and Picasso.
2]
voulkous along with Don reitz introduced the macho potter as a part of our
ceramic traditions and folklore. the macho potter is defined as one who:
can throw 50 lbs of clay into a dish
usually arrives about 8 pm in the studio
can drink and do drugs all night while firing
2]
the macho potter movement of the late 1950's and earl;y 1960's did libeate
clay from stagnation. Without voulkous, reitz and audio to name only the big
threek, clay would not have evolved into the great vareity of directions as
well as personalities which are at work today. they all must be given credit
for this.
HOWEVER ALL HAVE OUTLIVED THEIR OWN LEGENDS.
4]
We have moved on from these myths to an new reality. In Jungian terms they
are a part of our collective unconscious. but there are other referents in
the collective memories of potters such as:
maria martinez
otto and gertrude natzler
margarete wildenhain
dan rhoades
did these too sell out?
Voulkous's palce in ceramic history has been assured we need to move on.
Pottery to his credit has moved from crafts to art and maybve that
is why some react so. In the 1950's many ceramic programs were still located
in colleges of home economics or in education. Now ceramics is one of the
major offerings in most art departments.
Prior to 1960 you could count on one hand major programs in ceramics, now
they can be found anywhere.
Woulkopus and other lit the spark and we all have benefited.
Yes he sold out| Maybe every artist does so,. what about picasso, ruben,
remebrandt, matissen and even gaugin and cezanne? some sold out for money
and fame, others for myth and romance.
THE DEBATE WAS GREAT
WE NEED MORE.
Harold J. McWHINNIE
Email:Harold_J_McWHINNIE@umail.umd.edu (hm9)
Phone:53125
tom gray on sat 16 mar 96
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Harold- Last weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to meet & watch Don Rietz
work. Having made pots for 20 years- I'm not easily impressed. Don has yet to
outlive his legend. He is a genuine folk hero. Whether we agree with or condone
the macho cowboy lifestyle is immaterial, the man is still capable of making
great art & does so. Tom Gray Seagrove, N.C.
From: hm9[SMTP:Harold_J_McWHINNIE@umail.umd.edu]
Sent: Friday, March 15, 1996 5:38 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list CLAYART
Subject: thought on Peter Voulkous
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Many have said that Picasso sold out. Many of the same comments directed
about Voulkous could also be directed against picasso.
1]
Peter Voulkous' functional pottery done in the early period of his career
while at Archie Bray are rather poor and are inferior to the work of either
of his mentors, rudy Audio and Picasso.
2]
voulkous along with Don reitz introduced the macho potter as a part of our
ceramic traditions and folklore. the macho potter is defined as one who:
can throw 50 lbs of clay into a dish
usually arrives about 8 pm in the studio
can drink and do drugs all night while firing
2]
the macho potter movement of the late 1950's and earl;y 1960's did libeate
clay from stagnation. Without voulkous, reitz and audio to name only the big
threek, clay would not have evolved into the great vareity of directions as
well as personalities which are at work today. they all must be given credit
for this.
HOWEVER ALL HAVE OUTLIVED THEIR OWN LEGENDS.
4]
We have moved on from these myths to an new reality. In Jungian terms they
are a part of our collective unconscious. but there are other referents in
the collective memories of potters such as:
maria martinez
otto and gertrude natzler
margarete wildenhain
dan rhoades
did these too sell out?
Voulkous's palce in ceramic history has been assured we need to move on.
Pottery to his credit has moved from crafts to art and maybve that
is why some react so. In the 1950's many ceramic programs were still located
in colleges of home economics or in education. Now ceramics is one of the
major offerings in most art departments.
Prior to 1960 you could count on one hand major programs in ceramics, now
they can be found anywhere.
Woulkopus and other lit the spark and we all have benefited.
Yes he sold out| Maybe every artist does so,. what about picasso, ruben,
remebrandt, matissen and even gaugin and cezanne? some sold out for money
and fame, others for myth and romance.
THE DEBATE WAS GREAT
WE NEED MORE.
Harold J. McWHINNIE
Email:Harold_J_McWHINNIE@umail.umd.edu (hm9)
Phone:53125
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