Monthly Archives: August 2016

Repost: Defensive potting

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Carter Gillies

Defensive Potting: The story of Michael Simon’s evolution out of the round Posted on July 31, 2013 by Carter Gillies So I just got back From the Michael Simon gallery talk at the exhibition of his work, “Pick of the Kiln’, at … Continue reading →

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‘The man who left it all behind’: A parable

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Carter Gillies

There once was a young man living in Brooklyn. A bright lad, full of enthusiasm and interest. A boy who could finish what he started, and do a fine job getting there. But he had no career. He was good … Continue reading →

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The interesting thing about art criticism

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Carter Gillies

For all you art world artists out there. I just read this article the other day and it reminded me why art criticism, for all the good it is capable of, continues to bore me. Read this if you are … Continue reading →

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How to parent artists

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Carter Gillies

I’m not going to tell you there’s a right way of doing it, but there are different ways. We each have to answer these questions ourselves. Only, there are values we can hold that lead us in one direction and … Continue reading →

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Repost: Is the value of art a material object?

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Carter Gillies

First posted August 16th, 2012 as “Is the value of pottery a material object?” (See the comments there for some good discussion. Feel free to add a new thread here 🙂 ) ———————————————————- The funny thing I’ve noticed in my time … Continue reading →

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Mythologizing classic art

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Carter Gillies

My friend Joe Patti just wrote an interesting essay exploring the fallout of making classic works of art consumable for contemporary culture. Its the kind of issue that drives some of us in the arts batty. Both main perspectives aspire … Continue reading →

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Zeno’s paradox for potters and other creatives

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Carter Gillies

Okay, I lied. Its not Zeno’s and its not a paradox in the proper sense. But what I want to talk about is the same sort of mental cramp that leads us to paralysis, and the paralysis is what needs … Continue reading →

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The trouble with ‘art’

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Carter Gillies

When we ask “What is art?” what we are often really asking is “What kind of thing is art?” Every adult speaker of English has learned to use the word ‘art’, so obviously we must know what it means. We … Continue reading →

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