Lee on fri 11 dec 09
=3DA0Interesting article! "A Revaluation of Morris's Influence in
Japan."JWMS 12.4 (Spring 1998): 21-28. By Chiaki Ajioka Explaiins how
Hamada an the other artist founders of Mingei disagreed with Soetsu
Yanagi.
http://www.morrissociety.org/JWMS/SP98.12.4.Ajioka.pdf
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Lee Love in Minneapolis
http://mingeisota.blogspot.com/
"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a
faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant
and has forgotten the gift." -- Albert Einstein
Lee Love on sat 12 dec 09
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 5:27 PM, Lee wrote:
> =3DA0Interesting article! "A Revaluation of Morris's Influence in
> Japan."JWMS 12.4 (Spring 1998): 21-28. By Chiaki Ajioka Explaiins how
> Hamada an the other artist founders of Mingei disagreed with Soetsu
> Yanagi.
>
> http://www.morrissociety.org/JWMS/SP98.12.4.Ajioka.pdf
Hey, Tony enjoyed this. Anybody else?
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Lee, a Mashiko potter in Minneapolis
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
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within itself." -- John O'Donohue
Snail Scott on sun 13 dec 09
> On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 5:27 PM, Lee wrote:
>> =3DA0Interesting article! "A Revaluation of Morris's Influence in
>> Japan."JWMS 12.4 (Spring 1998): 21-28. By Chiaki Ajioka Explaiins how
>> Hamada an the other artist founders of Mingei disagreed with Soetsu
>> Yanagi.
>>
>> http://www.morrissociety.org/JWMS/SP98.12.4.Ajioka.pdf
This was a really worthwhile article!
I really appreciated the nuanced observations of the
author, who drew important distinctions between
the influence of one artist/writer on another and
what either person actually wrote or thought, such
as what Kenkichi gained from studying Morris,
independent of what Morris did or even whether
Kenkichi necessarily 'got it right' vis-a-vis- Morris.
The author of article also made an effort to distinguish
between the writings of this period, and what those
authors did as practitioners. Writing is not making,
and theory is never the same as practice. This is an
article which within its scope does an excellent job
of showing the wide range of thought and the
interconnected East/West influences at the inception
of the Art and Crafts and MIngei movements. Though
it was published by the William Morris Society, it is
much more than just a Morris/Yanagi comparison.
I seldom look at links or download anything due to
my exceedingly slow connection (this took nine
minutes to download; just over a minute per page),
but I'm glad I took a look. Thanks, Lee, for posting
this!
-Snail
Lee on sun 13 dec 09
On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 9:29 AM, Snail Scott wr=
ote:
> http://www.morrissociety.org/JWMS/SP98.12.4.Ajioka.pdf
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> This was a really worthwhile article!
> of the Art and Crafts and MIngei movements. Though
> it was published by the William Morris Society, it is
> much more than just a Morris/Yanagi comparison.
Welcome Snail!
It really illuminates the differences that the
actual original studio craftsmen had with Yanagi.
We often confuse the mythical "Unknown Craftsmen" with
these modern studio potters who were simply inspired by tradtional
craft. It also illuminates the international character of the
movement and the fact that is isn't about Japanese pots, but about
local culture everywhere.
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Lee Love in Minneapolis
http://mingeisota.blogspot.com/
"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a
faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant
and has forgotten the gift." -- Albert Einstein
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