'Other Art' Category
Ars Moriendi: The Art of Dying
The death of Minnie Ha-Ha, William de Leftwich Dodge, 1892 For the Love of God, Damien Hirst, 2006 Yes, death can excite the romantic imagination. Not only do we have Minnie Ha-Ha but also Damien Hirst’s skull made of diamonds. Yes, it’s the stuff that our tragedies are made of. Yes, there are photographers who [...]
Nishimura Yohei and Company
Trocadero.com where I found the examples of the Japanese pottery posted in April ( Yakinomo: Fired Thing) is a fascinating site. It is as if you discovered a dusty little antique shop on a Tokyo side street; upon entering , you’re suddenly in a vast bazaar with many little stalls selling objects from the near-tacky [...]
Vincent Ferrini, 1913-2007
“I live in the unity of word and image. You’ve got to have both,” Vincent Ferrini Vincent Ferrini Photo: Robert Branch In December of 2007 a man whom I had met only four or five times, but counted as a friend, died, aged 94, the poet Vincent Ferrini, poet laureate of Gloucester, Ma. When I [...]
Yakimono: fired thing
As the web site for japanese pottery says, the term Yakimono (translated as ‘fired thing’) “encompasses the entire ceramic culture of Japan.” My knowledge of fired things is limited to a few modern pieces I found on the web site www.trocadero.com, modern sculptural works that continually delight the eye. This is rough pottery meant to [...]