Frank Gaydos on mon 15 may 00
Jonathan,
During a visit to the Metropolitian Museum in New York City, I was admiring
the wonderful Chinese porcelains on display when I came across some
plaster/bisque molds with intircate designs carved into them. I was
shocked!!! Seems the Chinese are guilty of mass production work also,
pressing the clay 'around' the molds to capture a wonderful dragon design
for the bottom of their bowls. The celadon glaze formed a relief design
where it puddled in the bottom of the bowl.
All these years I was under the impression the Chinese were masters of their
craft. According to some on Clayart, these masterpieces are now to be
regarded as mere nicely glazed pottery bowls.
Another example, we all know the wonderful ceramic army found in China. It
is a known fact all the men were mass produced from press molds and only the
heads were worked to provide individuality. Does the mass production aspect
of the 'Army' dimish the intrinsic value of the work? I think not. Seems
they are considered a wonder of the world. Hello!!
IMHO this thread is a tempest in a tea bowl, to coin a phrase. Lets put it
to rest.
Mayssan1@AOL.COM on tue 16 may 00
Don, Frank, Jonathan, earl,
Why should a man have the last word?
The Last Word!!!.
Earl Brunner on tue 16 may 00
lol, Sure Frank, but the thought did come to my mind. "Why
should Frank get in
the last word?"
Frank Gaydos wrote:
>
> Jonathan,
> During a visit to the Metropolitian Museum in New York City, I was admiring
> the wonderful Chinese porcelains on display when I came across some
> plaster/bisque molds with intircate designs carved into them. I was
> shocked!!! Seems the Chinese are guilty of mass production work also,
> pressing the clay 'around' the molds to capture a wonderful dragon design
> for the bottom of their bowls. The celadon glaze formed a relief design
> where it puddled in the bottom of the bowl.
> All these years I was under the impression the Chinese were masters of their
> craft. According to some on Clayart, these masterpieces are now to be
> regarded as mere nicely glazed pottery bowls.
> Another example, we all know the wonderful ceramic army found in China. It
> is a known fact all the men were mass produced from press molds and only the
> heads were worked to provide individuality. Does the mass production aspect
> of the 'Army' dimish the intrinsic value of the work? I think not. Seems
> they are considered a wonder of the world. Hello!!
> IMHO this thread is a tempest in a tea bowl, to coin a phrase. Lets put it
> to rest.
>
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