the empty vessel: art is therapy
art is therapy
“Childhood
rituals have grown with adult veneers and have turned into a
manifestation of obsessive compulsive order. Art has been added as a
legitimizing manifestation that allows a semblance of sanity. The
collections themselves have become a source of raw material for
manipulation. Materials are assembled in vast numbers so that they take
on form and substance beyond the single unit appeal.” Clare Grahamafter writing a post about jeanne rhea for polymer clay notes,
i poked around a bit on her blog and came across a tiny blurb about
clare graham’s artwork. the link led me directly to an extraordinary
imagination. graham embraced a diagnosis of obsessive compulsive order
by spinning it upside down and making it work for him. he clearly
understands the significant value of mass collections of a single item
and discarded materials as not-fully-explored art mediums. the vessel
above was made with pop tops from cans. in addition to pop tops, his
vessels, sculpture and furniture are crafted from buttons, soda cans,
tin can lids, yard sticks, scrabble tiles and dominos. see for yourself.“Childhood rituals have grown with adult veneers and have turned into a manifestation of obsessive compulsive order. Art has been added as a legitimizing manifestation that allows a semblance of sanity. The collections themselves have become a source of raw material for manipulation.
Materials are assembled in vast numbers so that they take on form and substance beyond the single unit appeal.” Clare Graham
after writing a post about jeanne rhea for polymer clay notes, i poked around a bit on her blog and came across a tiny blurb about clare graham’s artwork. the link led me directly to an extraordinary imagination. graham embraced a diagnosis of obsessive compulsive order by spinning it upside down and making it work for him. he clearly understands the significant value of mass collections of a single item and discarded materials as not-fully-explored art mediums. the vessel above was made with pop tops from cans. in addition to pop tops, his vessels, sculpture and furniture are crafted from buttons, soda cans, tin can lids, yard sticks, scrabble tiles and dominos. see for yourself.
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From the blogof
the empty vessel:
A
blog about the container as art: baskets, beakers, bottles, bowls,
boxes, buckets, cups, decanters, drums, goblets, pitchers, plates,
pots, purses, satchels, shoes, spoons, teapots, trays, urns, vases
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