ABB tribune on fri 14 jul 00
Poetry and pottery, two arts inseparable for centuries. The very famous
Erasmus Q. Cornillon, potter and french ceramicist living in the town of
Rouen during the17th century, had the habit of reciting verse written by
Fran=E7ois Villon, massaging and caressing his clay while throwing
His incomparable works of engineering and artistic creation are in the
majority
of the large European museums. He wrote many poems himself, of which =
some
appeared in collections under the pseudonym " Terraternatus, l'=E2me =
=E9prouv=E9e
de la terre" or under the generic name " Terra nostra, anno 1693-1702 ".
Some of these poems, of which the famous " Ode =E0 la glaise ", have =
been
rewritten
(plagiarized) nowadays by talented writers not much disturbed by =
copyright
laws and the belonging of these poems to pottery world heritage. Can the
world of pottery, frustrated by these practices, defend itself? Are =
there on
Clayart people ready to help us save the memory of =C9rasmus and to =
restore
to favor his deeds by giving us pieces of advice and ideas?
Clayarters, thank you for your time.
The french connection
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