Frank Ozereko on thu 21 apr 05
It must be advancing age but I cannot remember a term, an acronym really,
that first appeared in the 70's or 80's in many ceramic articles. Some
author coined a phrase to describe ceramic vessels that did not emphasize
their utility but their sculptural qualities. Perhaps it was something like
"Ceramic Vessels that are sculptural objects" and this phrase became an
acronym that was something like "CVSO". I want to know the acronym and the
phrase. I know that both of my examples (the phrase and the acronym) are
wrong, but I am certain the term did exist and was used frequently for a
period of time in articles like " The California Clay Rush" from the 70's.
Paul Lewing on fri 22 apr 05
on 4/21/05 2:59 PM, Frank Ozereko at fozereko@ART.UMASS.EDU wrote:
> Some
> author coined a phrase to describe ceramic vessels that did not emphasize
> their utility but their sculptural qualities.
Frank, several people have responded that the term you're looking for is
"VOCO" (vessel-oriented clay object). But I much prefer the term my wife and
I came up with when she was making that kind of object, somewhere between
craft and sculpture- "crapture".
Paul Lewing, Seattle
Frank Ozereko on sat 23 apr 05
HI
Thanks.
Similarly, I did ask a friend if she remembered the name VOCO. She thought
hard about it and then said that she and her fellow potters had always made
so much fun of it when it was used that she couldn't remember it anymore.
Frank Ozereko
On 4/22/05 11:18 PM, "Paul Lewing" wrote:
> on 4/21/05 2:59 PM, Frank Ozereko at fozereko@ART.UMASS.EDU wrote:
>
>> Some
>> author coined a phrase to describe ceramic vessels that did not emphasize
>> their utility but their sculptural qualities.
>
> Frank, several people have responded that the term you're looking for is
> "VOCO" (vessel-oriented clay object). But I much prefer the term my wife and
> I came up with when she was making that kind of object, somewhere between
> craft and sculpture- "crapture".
> Paul Lewing, Seattle
>
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