The Philip Rawson reading discussed
the ideas behind ceramic sculpture. One
of the first thing addressed was the three dimensional and “fictional” space of
ceramics in general. In all forms of
ceramics, there is not only the space the created object takes up, but there is
also the hollowed space inside. Rawson
refers to this interior space, weather it’s a vessel or a hollowed ceramic
sculpture, as “potter’s space”. This
secondary special environment is something unique to the medium.
Rawson describes art as “the
transformation of materials”. He then
discuses the way the intended purpose of an object can change the feeling of
it. A ceramic sculpture is a
representation of another thing, where as a vessel containing the ashes of a loved
one is not only utilized but also holds meaning in what it contains.
Though the reading was geared
toward ceramic sculpture, I like that it explained how and why all ceramic
forms are interconnected purely because of the medium. There are certain processes that every
ceramic artist uses to manipulate the material, subject aside.
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