Joyce Lee on sun 20 sep 98
Wish I knew more, Sam, off the top of my head but I am sure that Peter
Voulkos would be a starting place. His stuff has to be a direct result
of the modern art movements. When Beatrice Wood was proclaimed "the
mama of dada", seems to me it must have been a reflection of the
dadaist movement. I don't know what Picasso's pots look like, but if
anything like his more famous art, he must be an example. Just
ramblings...
Joyce
In the Mojave getting ready to visit a 55 year old female friend who
made one of the 40 foot dives on Maui just to show her kids she could,
and cracked her sternum...oooh. Lucky to be alive.
Craig Martell on mon 21 sep 98
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>Wish I knew more, Sam, off the top of my head but I am sure that Peter
>Voulkos would be a starting place. His stuff has to be a direct result
>of the modern art movements. When Beatrice Wood was proclaimed "the
>mama of dada", seems to me it must have been a reflection of the
>dadaist movement. I don't know what Picasso's pots look like, but if
>anything like his more famous art, he must be an example. Just
>ramblings...
Hi:
When I think about people who have used pot forms as vehicles for art, two
that come to mind are: Sam Haile and RJ Washington. These guys were both
students of William Staite Murray and to my eye and sensibility surpassed
their teacher. One can view their work at the Victoria and Albert Museum in
London, and probably other places that I'm unaware of.
There is a guy in California named Dale Bunse that does some of the best
work I've come across in terms of drawing and painting on pots. He's a
woodfire person and his pots and the images he applies to them are
wonderfully integrated and so tuned to each other. The forms and forming
aesthetics are totally in keeping with the images and spirit of the
painting. Great work! This guy is pretty unknown and obscure in relation
to Voulkos and Beato but I'd rather have one of Bunse's pots any day. The
only place I've seen his work is at the Graystone Gallery in Portland, Or.
for what it's worth, Craig Martell-Oregon
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