amy parker on sat 16 sep 00
Judy in Michigan wrote:
>I just quickly (too quickly probably) scanned the book "Picasso painter
>and sculptor in clay" published by the Met for the exhibition, to see if
>there was a clear definitive answer. He modeled some animals in clay, and
>we know he took other thrown pots and reassembed or otherwise altered
>them..... On page 253 in the glossary under 'thrown' the
>book says: "Picasso did not throw his own pots, relying on Jules Agard
>and the other technicians at the Madoura factory"
>
>This may not mean he didn't , at some point, somewhere, sometime, throw
>...but it surely gave me the impression he did not, which was also clearly
>brought out at the exhibition.
All this talk about Picasso got me to haul out the 740 page book we bought
we we took our kids to the exhibit of his works at the High Museum. Author
Carsten-Peter Warncke, edited by Ingo F. Walther, published by Taschen, c
1997.
P. 502 in the chapter on "Politics and Art" says:
"Initially he worked at "Madoura", the Ramies' workshop; then in 1948, with
Francoise Gilot, he moved into the newly-purchased Villa La Galloise in
Valllllauris, and set up a ceramic workshop of his owm in an old perfumery
in the town. Within a year he had produced over 2000 ceramic pieces,
eloquent proof of the extraordinary energy with which he tackled his new
technique.
....
Matisse and other Fauves had worked with clay on occasion, but restricted
their efforts to painting ware made by potters. Picasso's approach was a
different one from the outset. He acquired both the potter's and the
ceramic painter's skills. His ceramic work includes painted plates and
vases, but also sculptures made by joining preformed pieces, as well as
moulded objects."
Not much other info I have found yet, but this sounds like he did actually
learn to make pottery after starting out painting on the forms of others.
After looking thru this book, I don't think anyone should summarily say
they don't like Picasso. He used an incredible range of styles and
techniques, realistic as well as Cubist. Some of them appeal to me more
than others...
My frig has the same problem growing on it as Vince's. It is covered with
miniature kitchen gadgets, such as a corkscrew, and my favorite, the
side-by-side refrigerator magnet, or is that the refrigerator refrigerator
magnet?
Amy, where we have sun & cool air and perfect weather for a change
Amy Parker
Lithonia, GA
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