All students will meet me at The Clay Studio at 4pm on Wednesday, Oct. 27

Hello All,
We are finally going to The Clay Studio to see the Surface/Structure show. Great news... They repaired the damage and I got a call while they were installing last Thursday. (It comes down on the 31st.) We will postpone our in progress crit scheduled this Wed. until next week. All students will meet me at The Clay Studio at 4pm on Wednesday, Oct. 27. If you are taking public transportation, you will need 4$. Take the Market/Frankford line East bound to 2nd Street. The Clay Studio is at 2nd and Arch, one block from the station. (Detailed location info at bottom of message) Please email me ASAP so I know you have this information!

The artists included in this group exhibition use, as the basis for their work, architecture or architectural elements and in some instances elements from the landscape within which they exist. Whether from skyscraper or domestic living space, the elements of interiors and exteriors, from foundation to surface, from structure to ornament, are found in the sculpture of the participating artists both literally and abstractly. Each has developed significant bodies of work influenced by these various elements.

Tom Lauerman and Fabio Fernandez’s sculptures from their In Love With Architecture Series, closely examine architectural form and structure. For Surface/Structure they created new works inspired by Louis Kahn, an architect whose ties to Philadelphia run long and deep. Jason Green’s tiles incorporate decorative motifs from the past, and explore ideas of decoration and decay, ornament and structure. Kim Dickey’s beautifully realized topiary like sculptures impose structure on the natural world, while Cynthia Ginachetti’s Chandelier, celebrates excess and disorder. Andrea Marquis explores in both two and three dimensions, mirrored imagery and repeated pattern, while Rob Raphael’s sculptures beautifully morph the feminine with masculine, floral motifs with 2 x 4’s, unifying surface with structure.

There is also other work worth seeing in other sections of the Gallery, particular to some of our assignments. Again, I am hoping that all students will meet me at The Clay Studio at 4pm on Wednesday, Oct. 27. Please email me your response ASAP. We will dismiss from the gallery.

(My regrets that I must attend a funeral of a close friend who passed away this weekend from 7-9)

The Clay Studio is located at 139 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106

· p 215.925.3453 · f 215.925.7774

The Gallery and Shop are open 11am - 7 pm Tuesday through Saturday and Noon - 6pm on Sundays.

· info@theclaystudio.org

WHY DESIGN NOW? National Design Triennial

http://exhibitions.cooperhewitt.org/Why-Design-Now/

First Friday at The Clay Studio: October 1, 2010

THE CLAY STUDIO

Surface/Structure

September 17 - October 31, 2010

The artists included in this group exhibition use, as the basis for their work, architecture or architectural elements and in some instances elements from the landscape within which they exist. Whether from skyscraper or domestic living space, the elements of interiors and exteriors, from foundation to surface, from structure to ornament, are found in the sculpture of the participating artists both literally and abstractly. Each has developed significant bodies of work influenced by these various elements.

Tom Lauerman and Fabio Fernandez’s sculptures from their In Love With Architecture Series, closely examine architectural form and structure. For Surface/Structure they created new works inspired by Louis Kahn, an architect whose ties to Philadelphia run long and deep. Jason Green’s tiles incorporate decorative motifs from the past, and explore ideas of decoration and decay, ornament and structure. Kim Dickey’s beautifully realized topiary like sculptures impose structure on the natural world, while Cynthia Ginachetti’s Chandelier, celebrates excess and disorder. Andrea Marquis explores in both two and three dimensions, mirrored imagery and repeated pattern, while Rob Raphael’s sculptures beautifully morph the feminine with masculine, floral motifs with 2 x 4’s, unifying surface with structure.

Welcome to Projects in Clay, Fall 2010

Hello All!

Below you will find links to important documents for the Projects in Clay class.
Please click HERE for the Syllabus and weekly calendar.
Some notes about supplies can be found here.

For our first week's discussion, we will talk about the first two assignments;
Project #1: Metamorphosis and Project #2: Hybrid Forms.
Below, please find some artists that we will examine and discuss in class.
Please re-visit the slide shows as you continue to work on your projects. Click on the links provided. These will direct you to several video biographies, articles and artist statements that are required viewing/reading for class discussion.

CLASS 1: 9/1/10
Demo: Slab, pinch, and coil building / hollowing out a solid construction
Assign: Students will develop a progression of five or more forms that "morph" from organic to machine made, or conversely.

HOMEWORK DUE
Class 2: 9/8/2010
Design one Hybrid Form
Based on exploration of the five forms progression and further research, students will design a "hybrid form."
Please bring a quality drawing of the proposed form, formatted to hang, to class on 9/8/10.
The drawings will be hung for discussion, so ideas can be refined and building techniques discussed.
We will review 5 forms that demonstrate a progression from organic to machine made.
Consider the following: content, form development, rotation axis and mass.

PROJECT #1
Metamorphosis:
This exercise will introduce students to various building techniques and to push the boundaries of what clay will "do". It is intended to prepare students for construction of larger objects.
Students will begin with one inorganic object and morph it into an organic object in five or more stages. Think about making a mold of one or more of the resulting objects for later use.

Below are some examples.

Metamorphosis: Student Work

Nicolas Lampert

Nicolas Lampert

PROJECT #2
Hybrid Forms
Reading Assignment:
Jack Thompson: The Well of Myth, Glenn R. Brown

Beth Cavener Stichter

MATERIALS and TECHNIQUES
http://www.followtheblackrabbit.com/

Brendan Lee Satish Tang

http://brendantang.com/



PROJECT #3
ONE PART CLAY

http://www.curatedobject.us/photos/uncategorized/2008/04/14/april_biener_detail_2.jpg

Reading Assignments:

1. Susan Beiner's Synthetic Reality, Glen R. Brown, 2009
2. Ceramics Pluralism, Glen R. Brown, 2009
3.One Part Clay, Garth Clark

Be prepared to discuss one or more of the artists presented by examining the extra media provided with the slide shows.

Adelaide Paul

Adelaide Paul

http://www.johnbyrd.tv/

Chad Curtis

Chad Curtis

Richard Cleaver



Michael Lucero

Michael Lucero

Sumi Maeshima

Sumi Maeshima

PROJECT #4
ARCHITECTURAL

Reading Assignments:
Neil Forrest: Detached Ornament/Engaged Architectonics

Neil Forrest

Doug Herren

http://www.dougherren.com/Site/Home.html

Ken Vavrek

http://www.kenvavrek.com/index.html

Bill Daley

http://williamdaley.net/index.html



http://www.jeannequinnstudio.com/

Project #5:
INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PROJECT: (Semester Long)
This project should actually be considered #1!
Presentations will be at the end of the semester. Artists will be added to this section frequently, so check back regularly!

As mandated by the department, each student must complete an individual research project for every course. You will be provided with a variety of artists from which you can choose on the blog. You are also encouraged to explore other artists works on your own. Students will choose three artists. (The artists don’t all necessarily have to be visual artists) This choice should be given great consideration, because not only will you be spending a great deal of time with these artists in the course of your research, but because you will also be expected to tie some aspect of these artist’s working methods (directly or indirectly) to at least one of the pieces you will produce for this class over the course of the semester. It is extremely important that you take the time right away to begin your search. Be sure you locate three artists who you really find provoke an emotional response from you. Do your research in earnest. Delve deeply into forming a real and unique critical understanding of the relevance of the work to your own current understanding, taste and interests. Remember that these are the issues on which you should concentrate. This is not to be a report, in which you will relay a condensed biography, a series of facts or an amalgam of writings by art critics and historians. The nature of the assignment is to achieve a personal, critical dialog with the artist and the work. This is a semester-long project, and the quality and depth of your work should reflect this time frame.

The specific requirements of this research assignment are:
1. A short (minimum of 2 pages) written paper/essay.
2. A Power Point (or other digital-based projection program) presentation of not less than 10,
and not more than 25 images to your subject.
3. Towards the end of the semester, each student will be required to give a brief presentation
(10 to 15 minutes) about their subject.







Kristen Morgan
http://www.lindasormin.com/work/
http://www.virginiascotchie.com/