by Carole Epp | Jul 2, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
The Potter from Turquoise Mountain on Vimeo.
Abdul Matin is a potter from the village of
Istalif. Nestled in the foothills of the Hindu Kush, Istalif is home to a
pottery tradition stretching back over 400 years. Using traditional
techniques, materials and designs, Matin is keeping Afghanistan’s
pottery traditions alive. As a teacher at the Turquoise Mountain
Institute in Kabul he passes on his knowledge to Afghanistan’s next
generation of craftsmen, and as a businessman he sells his pottery all
over the world, from London to Dubai. This video tells his extraordinary
story.
Abdul Matin is supported by Turquoise Mountain, a charity
regenerating the Old City of Kabul and reviving the Afghan Crafts
Industry. To check out the work of other Afghan artisans like Matin
visit turquoisemountainarts.org
by Carole Epp | Jun 21, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
The artist statement addresses my Clay-Animation.
ARTIST STATEMENT
The
images of fables are reflections of the potentialities within every one
of us. Through contemplating fables, we evoke their powers in our own
lives. The narrative intention of a fable is the moral fiber of my work.
I cherish the cycles of yearning and atonement, which reveal the
radiance of a characters personal discovery. It is within this cycle
that an audience can see a characters ability to navigate the struggles
beyond a visible plain of existence. To simply exist is, of course, a
part of the characters role. Though, I’ve selected clay-animation as a
means to manipulate clay as a material, wherein I can indicate a greater
life value for my ceramic objects.
In other words, through clay-animation my characters act-out beyond their vitrified existence.
Jarring
that frozen sense of existence, I am able to jolt a characters
narrative awake and document their existence through short film. Though
it’s for a gnat’s-breath of a moment, my characters experience life.
They relate and understand the world beyond physical objects. The
characters become bearers of messages, beasts of burdens, and ultimately
allow us to contemplate the potential within their fable.
Check out a few more videos here:
website: http://www.randiobrien.com
by Carole Epp | Jun 19, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Yeah! NCECA released the video of the first part of our Virtual Clay presentation at NCECA. Check out our introductions on you tube and then head over to The Tales of the Red Clay Rambler for a special podcast of the question and answer portion of our panel.
I hope you enjoy it. It was a blast to work with the amazing creative and professional minds of Adam Field, Ben Carter and Michael Kline. Ben did a great little write up over on his blog so head on over and check it out please. Would love to hear your thoughts on the panel.
