bfine on sun 2 nov 03
I have never thought it the other way around since I have
always been so admiring of the Japanese ceramic traditions.
Here is a quote by potter John Jessiman in an article for
Ceramic Monthly that might surprise some "
"I recently had the opportunity to spend a few days with
Ryoji Koie and was quite amazed to learn that the primary
influences on his work were Voulkos, Soldner and abstract
expressionist painters. The influences, however, never were
imitated, and he quite successfully translated them into a
personal vision."
Lee Love on mon 3 nov 03
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From: "bfine"
> I have never thought it the other way around since I have
> always been so admiring of the Japanese ceramic traditions.
> Here is a quote by potter John Jessiman in an article for
> Ceramic Monthly that might surprise some "
Mingei was a very big influence on craft in Japan. The founders
of Mingei had an international perspective. Originally, in Shirakaba
(White Birch, a magazine put out by Yanagi and his friends), there was a
concentration on western artists like Blake, Whitman and Rodin. When
they started looking at folkcraft, the craft movement in Europe was a strong
influence.
I'm a strong believer that we would never have had Hamada if it
weren't for Bernard Leach. Hamada had a very international mind. His
three years in England were very important in his development as a potter
and they informed his attitudes about the importance of place and
environment in the creative person's work and life.
This international attitude has been lost a little bit. The
grandchildren of Hamada don't seem to understand it very well.
--
Lee In Mashiko, Japan
http://Mashiko.org
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