Slog - Comments on Jeffry Mitchell for Obama http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/jeffry_mitchell_for_obama And other ceramic artists, too.... Copyright 2008 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:09:19 -0800 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:11:04 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Gross. No glaze?

]]> Gross. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/jeffry_mitchell_for_obama#c1157060 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/jeffry_mitchell_for_obama#c1157060 Visual Art Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:42:50 -0800 Comment by LindaDempster The child-like simplicity is a wonderful thing, when done by children. These silly pieces are really kind of sad. Not alot of anything worthy of the term art. I was once on a flight with a fairly famous glass artist and at some point I asked him about the thought that people say, "oh. give me some hot glass and I too could create that stuff.." and he said, clearly, "go ahead."
With Mitchell, I am guessing my 7 year old niece could seriously do these same sorts of "things".

]]> LindaDempster http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/jeffry_mitchell_for_obama#c1157577 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/jeffry_mitchell_for_obama#c1157577 Visual Art Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:21:43 -0800 Comment by homage to me He seems to be the darling of the art critics, and probably has lots of fans, but I've been even slightly moved by his work. LindaDempster @2 is right.

]]> homage to me http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/jeffry_mitchell_for_obama#c1157675 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/jeffry_mitchell_for_obama#c1157675 Visual Art Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:45:10 -0800 Comment by terry miller @1

the pieces are terra cotta (orange, low-fired clay) glazed with a highly opaque white glaze.

@2 & 3

i have been a potter. i have taught children pottery from ages 4-18. I have even taught adults pottery.

no child, much less beginning adult, could do this "thing". period. it's quite technical to get pieces of clay to stick to each other through the multiple firing that a piece like this might entail.

then there is the physics of clay and glazes which cause pieces like this to want to tear apart from themselves as the process proceeds.

so you may not like it, but no, a child couldn't "do these same sorts of 'things'".

]]> terry miller http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/jeffry_mitchell_for_obama#c1157718 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/jeffry_mitchell_for_obama#c1157718 Visual Art Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:57:59 -0800 Comment by homage to me Technically, no, you're right terry @4. But at least the child's work is the truthful work of a child, not an effort to be childlike.

]]> homage to me http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/jeffry_mitchell_for_obama#c1157817 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/jeffry_mitchell_for_obama#c1157817 Visual Art Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:32:44 -0800 Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball No Krafft? :-(

]]> Jubilation T. Cornball http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/jeffry_mitchell_for_obama#c1157999 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/jeffry_mitchell_for_obama#c1157999 Visual Art Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:11:04 -0800