Our Life in Art: Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Confessions of Two Pot Dealers

by | Aug 9, 2012 | Uncategorized


Photo: Jane Rosemont


Tuesday, August 14, 6 pm
Armory for the Arts Theater
Co-sponsored by Turner Carroll Gallery and Moss Outdoor

Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio are life and business partners
celebrating 33 years together and are considered the leading experts on
modern ceramics today. They founded the Garth Clark Gallery in Los
Angeles in 1981, and added New York in 1983. The gallery soon became the
leading space internationally for modern and contemporary ceramic art,
presenting over six hundred exhibitions. Together they also ran the
non-profit group Ceramic Arts Foundation that has published books,
organized exhibitions and held eight major international conferences of
ceramic art and criticism in Syracuse, Kansas City, London and
Amsterdam. The duo has received numerous awards from the Museum of Arts
and Design, New York, the Kansas City Art Institute and other
institutions. Clark, the author of over sixty books, was made a Fellow
of the Royal College of Art and also was the winner of 2005 Mather Award
for Distinguished Art Journalism from the College Art Association.

As gallerists, scholars, authors, and collectors, Garth Clark and
Mark Del Vecchio have helped shape the field of ceramics by expanding
notions of the medium’s possibilities. Their esteemed collection of
ceramics was given to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston in 2007, and is
the subject of a 500-page comprehensive catalogue published this year by
Yale University Press. Clark has just competed two new books, Mind Mud: Ai Weiwei’s Conceptual Ceramics and Lucio Fontana Ceramics.  

The Armory Theater for the Arts in Santa Fe
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Australian National University Art Forum: Penny Byrne

by | Aug 7, 2012 | Uncategorized

Penny Byrne: Leaking like a SIEV 2008. 
Vintage wooden model boat, vintage ceramic and porcelain figurines, plastic police

Public Lecture

Penny Byrne meticulously constructs manipulated figurines from
damaged and antiquidated ceramic objects into artworks that fiercely
wield a political message. The use of fragile ceramics contradicts the
political issues evident in her work. Byrne’s satirical viewpoint
confronts a number of contemporary political issues that presents an
ongoing inquiry into popular culture and international politics.

Speaker/Host: Art & Confrontation: Penny Byrne
Venue: School of Art lecture theatre
Date: Wednesday, 8 August 2012
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Website: http://soa.anu.edu.au/art-forum
Enquiries: Waratah Lahy on 6125 9356

Modern Traditions: A workshop with Adam Field and Alex Matisse

by | Aug 3, 2012 | Uncategorized

September 17th, 2012      9am – 5pm

Adam Field’s forms are graceful, smooth, and strong, and his attention to detail is astounding. Whether he is working on a large Onggi pot used traditionally for fermenting kimchi, or carving tight geometric patterns in porcelain, the pots sing with energy and life. Come out to East Fork and see for yourself.

Adam will demonstrate the Korean coil and paddle clay-vessel construction methods he learned in Korea as well as some less traditional methods he employs to create his more contemporary work.
 

Alex Matisse will demonstrate methods for large pot construction, regular wheel throwing, and the two different slip trailing techniques that he uses.

Lunch will be followed by image and video presentations of Alex’s
travels in Turkey, his three years of apprenticeship in North Carolina,
and Adam’s Korean pottery apprenticeship. There will be discussions on
technical production methods, aesthetic considerations, promotion and
marketing insights, and general tom foolery, with more decorating
demonstrations to finish out the day.

Work will be available for sale from both Adam and Alex.  Adam will have handmade Korean pottery tools available as well.
Space is limited to 15 participants.
Deadline for entry is September 1st.
$125 – Non student
$75 – Student

 

 

Find all the workshop details here.