mel jacobson on wed 2 may 07
and remember, roman ceramics are new traditions.
modern technology. a direct link to our world.
pre/egyptian is old technology.
pre pre columbian south american is old technology.
and think of the great narratives on those pots and the
greeks and romans, and the anasazis.
narrative is not something new...it is as old as
decoration on ceramic vessels...in fact we know much
about the ancient world from ceramics.
pictures. students can learn a great deal from the old,
traditional vessels.
the black african woman, sitting in the dust...hand building
a 30 inch pot...and of course, drawing a picture on it. or, perhaps
a symbol of something important to her. magical. hand crafted, what
a concept.
from: mel/minnetonka.mn.usa
website: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
Clayart page link: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
Thomas Malone on wed 2 may 07
Hello Mel.
Sorry but I do not understand what you mean by traditions.> You re not classifying a civilisation from over two thousands
years ago as being 'new' are you?
Lee Love on thu 3 may 07
On 5/3/07, Thomas Malone wrote:
> Hello Mel.
> Sorry but I do not understand what you mean by > traditions.> You re not classifying a civilisation from over two thousands
> years ago as being 'new' are you?
>
Thomas, maybe Mel is comparing the more organic Etruscan with the
later Roman.
Like comparing Japanese Jomon to Yayoi. Jomon is very organic and
irregular. Yayoi is more intellectual and symetrical.
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Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
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"To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts." -
Henry David Thoreau
"Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi
Marni Turkel on fri 4 may 07
In the city of Coban in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala there is a small
jewel of a private museum named the Museo Principe Maya. They have a
wonderful selection of original pre-Columbian molds on display. With
some of them, they also have the piece that was made from the mold.
They are press molds made of fired clay. Most of them were two
piece molds, usually the front and the back, that were then put
together. Most of them on display were for figurines and whistles,
but there was also one for a bowl. It was a real treat to get to see
them.
I don't know how far back the use of molds goes in Mayan art, but it
certainly was in use in the Classic period around 600 AD.
This museum also had several large vessels that were out where they
were intended to be touched. Always a pleasure for a potter.
Marni
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