june on tue 5 oct 04
I'm trying to remember the name of the ceramic sculptor who built miniature unfired clay cities in
hidden crevices in urban areas, say a niche in the exterior wall of an outside building. Does
anyone remember this artist's name?
June
Snail Scott on tue 5 oct 04
At 12:07 AM 10/5/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>I'm trying to remember the name of the ceramic sculptor who built
miniature unfired clay cities in
>hidden crevices in urban areas...
Charles Simonds -Snail
Lori Leary on tue 5 oct 04
June,
That would be Charles Simonds.
I googled him, here are just a few sites...
http://www.albrightknox.org/ArtStart/Simonds.html
http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/1aa/1aa190.htm
Hope this helps,
Lori L.
Mountain Top, PA USA
june wrote:
>I'm trying to remember the name of the ceramic sculptor who built miniature unfired clay cities in
>hidden crevices in urban areas, say a niche in the exterior wall of an outside building. Does
>anyone remember this artist's name?
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Frank Ozereko on tue 5 oct 04
On 10/5/04 12:07 AM, "june" wrote:
> I'm trying to remember the name of the ceramic sculptor who built miniature
> unfired clay cities in
> hidden crevices in urban areas, say a niche in the exterior wall of an outside
> building. Does
> anyone remember this artist's name?
>
> June
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Charles Simonds
Kathy Forer on tue 5 oct 04
Sounds like Charles Simonds. Unexpected, enchanting and haunting.
http://images.google.com/images?q=3DCharles%20Simonds
Charles Simonds has created an entirely imaginary
civilization of a race he calls Little People, complete
with its own history, belief system, and way of life.
The people themselves are never seen; we know them only
through the architecture they have left behind.
. . .
Simonds has two types of exhibition space for his work:
inside galleries and museums and outside in the streets.
The indoor pieces, such as this work, are larger and
more complex than their ephemeral outdoor counterparts.
. . .
Simonds began his career creating miniature buildings in
the streets of New York. Working primarily on the Lower
East Side, he built structures out of these tiny clay
bricks inside broken segments of wall and other unusual
openings. People gathered to watch him work, children
were allowed to help, and he soon become well known in
the neighborhood.
. . .
The law of Charles Simonds's realm is elegant and
simple. Earth gives rise to living beings who in turn
build towns and temples, disturbing and hallowing the
mud that gave them life. Individuals die and the
artifacts of their culture decay and return to the earth.
=97 quotes from Mariann Smith and Nancy Spector, and Jane Fudge
Simonds was the subject of a Clayart thread back in June as well and=20
Helen Bates responded with many links and an alternative spelling for=20
Simonds, Simmonds, which also turned up some links, as misspellings=20
often will: http://www.potters.org/subject49377.htm
also see http://www.artnet.com/magazine/reviews/moore/moore7-30-01.asp
Kathy
On Oct 5, 2004, at 12:07 AM, june wrote:
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> miniature unfired clay cities in
> hidden crevices in urban areas, say a niche in the exterior wall of an=20=
> outside building. Does
> anyone remember this artist's name?
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