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Justin Novak – Disfigurine sculpture

American ceramist Justin Novak . . "The ceramic figurine has historically embodied a mainstream, bourgeois ideology, and for this reason I have employed it in the presentation of an alternative vision, an ironic anti-figurine, or `disfigurine`. In the "disfigurine" series, physical wounds such as bruises and lacerations serve as metaphors for psychological harm. Whereas the […]

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Akio Takamori on craft and being an artist in America

www.craftinamerica.org. Ceramic artist Akio Takamori on craft and being an artist in America. Filmed at the 50th Anniversary of Archie Bray Foundation in 2001. For more on Craft in America, visit www.craftinamerica.org. All Craft in America programs are now viewable on www.craftinamerica.org, the PBS iPhone/iPad app and video.pbs.org/program/craft-in-america. To purchase DVDs: www.shoppbs.org

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Adrian Arleo | Dog Days at Radius Gallery

Adrian Arleo | Dog Days 16 July – 4 September 2021 Radius Gallery is honored to present new works by masterful ceramics artist Adrian Arleo. Fusing and juxtaposing human, animal and natural imagery, Arleo explores the vital interconnections between the human and non-human realms. Her sculptures are alluring and enigmatic, thoughtfully conceived and brilliantly realized.

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Palisades Pinnacles, a new enviornmental sculpture by ceramic artist Paula Winokur

A short documentary about the making of Palisades Pinnacles a monumental sculpture by Paula Winokur commissioned by Wave Hill gallery in New York City. The documentary by San Francisco filmmaker, and the artist's son, Michael Winokur is about the influence of geography, landscape and global climate change on the artist's work.

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