A Precarious Moment in Ceramics 2008Saggar-fired stoneware tiles and ink 150x120cm Plan For World Peace 2002Clay and found objects 120cm wide Settlers of Grey Islands 2010Coloured porcelain and inkjet prints Interactive game  Michael Flaherty, b. 1978, St. John’s, Newfoundland. As a graduate of NSCAD University (BFA, 2001) Michael studied salt-glaze stonewareproduction under the tutelage of master potter Jackie Seaton in Ontario before moving on to become Clay Studio Coordinator and Instructor at the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador. More studies at University of Regina (MFA, 2007) coincided with a residency at at the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts in Montana (2005) and sessional teaching appointments at NSCAD University (2006). In 2007 Michael returned to Newfoundland where he now maintains an active studio Michael currently lives in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, where he is the Sculpture In addition to being an artist, Michael is a compulsive volunteer in artist run |
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I'm def into wall pieces at the mo!! stunning…
is that a notkin piece or what??
It is a parody of Notkin's piece. Here is the statement from Michael's website:
"A Precarious Moment in Ceramics is a parody of Richard Notkin's All Nations Have Their Moment of Foolishness (shown in an exhibition titled A Precarious Moment in History), a 2006 portrait of George W. Bush, in which I have replaced Bush with an image of Notkin himself. Notkin writes that his work is a "visual plea for sanity" and I consider mine to be nothing less. Primarily, my piece is a critique of an entire sub-genre of ceramic art, arguably epitomized by Notkin's work, wherein the focal point for the political content is imagery. I contend that political imagery does not necessarily equate to political action and that therefore such representational work is passive and ineffectual within the political sphere. As progressive contemporary artists with social consciences we must question how passiveness can be reasonably tolerated given the potential consequences of inaction. If we must shatter the conventions and pretensions of ceramics in order to do so then all the better."