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nprfreshair: Ken Tucker reviews the new album from Daft Punk,...

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:46:31 -0400

Ken Tucker reviews the new album from Daft Punk, Random Access Memories:

I freely admit that, until the new Random Access Memories, I wasn’t much of a fan. I could appreciate the craft and imagination that went into creating the French duo’s mixture of electronic genres — techno, house, disco — but the mechanical repetitions and heavily filtered vocals didn’t turn me on in any other way. But now, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo have come up with an album that exposes the human side of their musical impulses. It’s the equivalent of removing the helmet-masks the pair invariably wears in public performances. Random Access Memories is a collection filled with music that suggests mad romance, heartache and an embrace of the past that’s never merely nostalgic or sentimental.

Image courtesy of Sony Music

urhajos: The Skywhale Is Sad

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:48:34 -0400

urhajos:

The Skywhale Is Sad

potsandshots: Linda Christianson pots

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:02:29 -0400

potsandshots:

Linda Christianson pots

harley-ambiguous: A Lannister always pays their debts.

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:52:34 -0400

harley-ambiguous:

A Lannister always pays their debts.

harrydrawspictures: Ancient Greek pottery pattern

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:17:08 -0400

harrydrawspictures:

Ancient Greek pottery pattern

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Fri, 17 May 2013 19:26:38 -0400

art21: “It was important that people come to value light as we...

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00:08 -0400

art21:

“It was important that people come to value light as we value gold, silver, paintings, objects.”
—James Turrell

New video from the Exclusive series: James Turrell, our current 100 Artists featured artist, describes the values and perceptions of light while revisiting one of his “skyspace” works, Second Meeting (1989).

WATCH: James Turrell: “Second Meeting”

IMAGES: Production stills from the Exclusive film, James Turrell: “Second Meeting”. © Art21, Inc. 2013.

A man: I want happiness.

Sun, 12 May 2013 22:49:11 -0400

A man: I want happiness.
Buddha: First remove "I", that's ego, then remove "want", that's desire. See? Now you are left with happiness.

high tide and low tide in great britain. photographs by michael...

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:26:50 -0400

high tide and low tide in great britain. photographs by michael marten

Summer has begun. I have 3 episodes of Lost left to watch until the end of the series. Its also...

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:56:39 -0400

Summer has begun. I have 3 episodes of Lost left to watch until the end of the series.

Its also Mothers Day.

I need to get back in the studio.

I also need a job.

Anyone wanna buy come ceramics?

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Sun, 12 May 2013 12:09:36 -0400

artofmassdestruction: Amazeballs. Dear god. This is summer in...

Fri, 10 May 2013 21:51:13 -0400

artofmassdestruction:

Amazeballs.

Dear god. This is summer in a resealable container

art21: “Generally, we use light—we don’t really pay much...

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:12:38 -0400

art21:

“Generally, we use light—we don’t really pay much attention to light itself. That’s my interest: this fascination with light and how we come to light.”
—James Turrell

Happy birthday today (May 6) to artist James Turrell.

Seen here is the The Light Inside (1999), commissioned by and installed at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The Light Inside is installed in the underground tunnel that links the museum’s Caroline Wiess Law Building with the Audrey Jones Beck Building.

This scene is featured in the Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 1 episode, Spirituality (2001).

WATCH James Turrell in Spirituality: Preview | Full Segment [available in the U.S. only]

IMAGES: Production stills from the Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 1 episode, Spirituality, 2001. © Art21, Inc. 2001.

musing-about-mud: Erica Iman ericaiman.com so dope.

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:11:12 -0400

musing-about-mud:

Erica Iman

ericaiman.com

so dope.

I’ve plowed a season and a half of lost today. This is not...

Sun, 05 May 2013 22:12:38 -0400

I’ve plowed a season and a half of lost today. This is not the summer weather I signed up for.

A mug for an under the hood tune up! 2nd generation exchange...

Sun, 05 May 2013 18:00:04 -0400

A mug for an under the hood tune up! 2nd generation exchange what up!

Mugs for sculpture.

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:56:35 -0400

Mugs for sculpture.

Finals are over. Time for summer and working without pressure!

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:04:46 -0400

Finals are over. Time for summer and working without pressure!

Finals Statement Spring 2k13

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:46:46 -0400

Assemblage of incongruent forms and materials paired with the development of new construction methods, and formulating installation has become part of my creative process. Through the execution of these ideas, I have created an installation that references functionality while asking questions that pertain to the body, spatial relationships, and implementation of the object as catalyst for experience.

Development of larger more ambiguous forms exposed technical challenges pertaining to my current clay body. In a valiant attempt to work through these issues I created a series of vase forms. Manipulation of the forms led to unexpected references to the figure. Texture and glaze decisions further the relation to the body. Connecting the viewer to the work by referencing the figure also allowed my to begin an investigation into larger, more complex vessels.

I have furthered my investigation of communal vessels. Communal feeding rituals are employed in cultures around the world. Although these trough forms reference the notion of communal meals they are not yet specific to an experience. Ideas for this form stemmed from other communal feeding systems, specifically livestock. I believe that the forms begin to discuss consumerism and consumption. Through juxtaposition of material and object I aim to evoke a sense of humor in the work. Despite the technical issues that surfaced in this series, reproaching the subject with better understanding will yield better results.

Simultaneously I am in the developmental stages of exploring potential social interaction that is inherent in functional ceramics. I have started a project titled, The Mug Exchange (www.themugexchange.tumblr.com). The Mug Exchange aims to ask questions of consumption, interaction, and the act of sharing of knowledge. The initial exchanges immediately challenged me to ask questions the projects purpose. Mary Jane Jacobs is quoted as saying, “Generosity as a practice has been described as something ‘not done simply because we think its a virtuous thing to do, but it helps us connect with others and ourselves.” It is this idea of generosity that I aim to explore in continuously developing with The Mug Exchange.

Final firing of the semester. Lets do this.

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:28:01 -0400

Final firing of the semester. Lets do this.