Sounding Retreat (2008) by Linda Sormin
Ceramics & mixed media installation at Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
Linda was the teacher that got me interested in ceramics when I attended Emily Carr a couple of years ago. Her website just went live and you should go check it out.
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Tree House (2006) by Jeremy Hatch (porcelain, 9′x11′x11′)
I was going through my posts and realized that I had not posted about this work. Because it was such a technical feat and I learned a great deal from it, and because I contributed (in some small way - helping make the molds) to this project, it is very special to me. Jump to read more and see more photos. Read more »
To me, this Il Falso Kandinsky line has a stronger personality than the full moon dresser that is the object of desire for many. Of course, since I am an avid reader of Japanese manga, it would have been interesting to see either Monster or Pluto artwork on the dressers and cabinets, and it would have taken the work to an completely different meaning with a different cultural reference.
p.s. yeah, how did you know? I am a huge huge Naoki Urasawa fan.
p.s. I wonder, from a technical point of view, if they have found a way to ensure the illustration on the cabinet can resist fading and discolouration due to repetitive use.
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“What’s up with the China in Chinatown?” (2008) by Nicole Leong
My exhibition speaks about the history of Chinese ceramics. Yet, it also speaks to many people now about breaking out of stereotypes and overlooking the handmade as commodities. I believe my work pushes the boundaries of tradition and brings it into the modern world allowing a broad range of people to access this rich history as well as to experience what it is like to live in such a diverse city. By using the imagery of the dragon and the teapot, they become vessels into two different worlds.
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Continuing with the theme of undergrad exhibition 2008 in Emily Carr University (which is coming to a end today), the work featured this time is Margaret Matsuyama’s ceramic dolls.
I am drawn to work which evokes memory, childhood experience, and the formation of identity. In particular, I am interested in exploring the experience of puberty, and the repression of identity when one does not conform to social norms. I work with slip cast porcelain and the process of mold making to create multiples, altering each slightly. The drawing and illustration on each figure and their size are meant to evoke childhood experience. Through making the work, other themes are unfolding such as similarity and difference, individuality and conformity, and uniqueness and mass production. My desire is for a continuation of these unexpected realizations.
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For some bizarre reason I keep seeing this bio-mech-robotic-thing as the darker version of the android robot from Hayao Miyazaki’s Castle in the Sky. The site is full of interesting work, highly recommended.
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By the way, what does “Zoriez pas un coupe-ongle??” mean? Somehow I don’t think “Zoriez not a cut-nail??” is an adequate translation.
Breaking Traditions, 2008 by Nicole Leong
I went to the show two nights ago with my friend Sandi. We had a lot of insightful discussion about the works in the show and, since we had the most discussion around this work, I decided to post this one and share with you some of the points we talked about. Jump to read and see more photos.
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This series is by Jeremy Hatch, my studio mentor in ECIAD and one of the artists I admire. I love how his work always requires a certain level of technical perfection and challenge. Moreover, I admire how he hates to be seen “the guy who does the mechanical pots” and has moved on to other aesthetics and ideas even though the Ceramech was a huge success. He’s just finished a residency at European Ceramic Workcentre and is currently enjoying a long term residency at Archie Bray Foundation, and from what he told me, we can expect to see his new work online fairly soon. Meanwhile, jump to see more photos from the Ceramech series. Read more »
This set of push pins in the disguise of capsules is a work by Roc of Do design, a design studio based in Taiwan. Taiwan has only been known for its technology industry and knockoff products for the longest time, it’s good to see that there are some design movement going on somehow. However, as the world have their spotlight on China first for its industrial power and now advancement in art and design, how well does Taiwan, sharing some of the Chinese heritage and culture, find its own way and differentiate remains to be seen. Read more »
I put this work under installation category because the texture on the wall (and the whole setting) contributes to the beauty just as much as the mirror itself. As a whole, it’s as breathtaking as anything I have seen this year.
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