Louis H.. Katz on tue 12 sep 00
One can be found at:
http://www2.tamucc.edu/~lkatz/articles/wholetruth.html
another:
http://www2.tamucc.edu/~lkatz/articles/peoples.htm
Another which I have
since trimmed focused and
cleaned is below in both
of the
forms:
Combing ones hair is an
aesthetic statement as is
mowing the lawn. That
hair
combing lawn mowing
suburbanites often prefer
to spend vacation time
hiking in the
woods eating granola bars
is difficult for me to
understand. I prefer my
wifeís
hair in the morning as
she gets out of bed,
fresh frizzy , exhibiting
the wide
permutations of the Tao.
I prefer her legs unmown
and uncut as she prefers
or at
least understands my
preference for a beard. I
comb, I cut, I ěneatenî
but only as
a necessary concession to
an intolerant society.
In my clay making I
strive to make expressive
use of each process. I
search for
new materials, alter clay
recipes while I am mixing
them, try new wheels to
throw
new forms, use different
surfaces, and fire in new
ways. Through process and
gut
level decision challenge
manifests itself in the
product. Conscious
decisions
become subservient to
higher priorities and my
issues become apparent in
the work.
As an artist my rational
consciousness is
continually humbled by
the expression
that only reveals itself
after 5 pm or when under
stress. [IF A then B, A
therefore B,] has its
place in my life, but is
a stumbling block that
must always
be hurdled before my clay
gets a life of its own.
Wonder, beauty,
fulfillment, and
humour seem hard to
arrive at through logic,
rationality, and easy
neat smooth
ideas.
Louis Katz
Nueces County, Texas
Shevat 5757 (February
1997)
2.
Combing ones hair is an
aesthetic statement as is
mowing the lawn. That
hair
combing lawn mowing
suburbanites often prefer
to spend vacation time
hiking in the
woods eating granola bars
is difficult for me to
understand. I prefer my
wifeís
hair in the morning as
she gets out of bed,
fresh, frizzy ,
exhibiting the wide
permutations of the Tao.
I prefer her legs unmown
and uncut as she prefers
or at
least understands my
preference for a beard. I
comb, I cut, I ěneatenî
but only as
a necessary concession to
an intolerant society.
Jeff Brown wrote:Would it
be appropriate to see
example 'artist
statements' from
some
> of the artist/potters
who have offered advice
and criticism on the
subject
> of artist statements?
I
--
Louis Katz
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