Judith schwartz is professor and director of the sculpture craft area at new york university, and has taught studiobased courses in ceramic sculpture since 1988. The schwartz collection includes works of museum quality in clay, glass, painting, sculpture, and decorative art. The last supper plates have travelled to nine states and the uk. Observations of matte glaze formation 2008 confrontational ceramics book editor judith schwartz. Confrontational ceramics, judith s schwartz shop online. Now arphaxad king of the medes had brought many nations under his dominions, and he built a very strong city, which he called ecbatana, 2. The book identifies an international movement of artists.
The book of judith is a deuterocanonical book, included in the septuagint and in the roman catholic and eastern orthodox christian old testament of the bible, but excluded by rabbinical jews and protestants. Boron ceramics monthly, september 2012 robust midtemperature glazes nceca journal. Schwartz, 97807676556, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The book relates that nebuchadrezzar, king of assyria, sent his general holofernes on an expedition against. Confrontational ceramics surveys the work of contemporary sculptors, potters, and. Techniques, formulas, mark burleson, lark books, pages 60, 76, 1, 119. Book of judith, apocryphal work excluded from the hebrew and protestant biblical canons but included in the septuagint greek version of the hebrew bible and accepted in the roman canon.
Like deborah, judith judges israel in the time of military crisis. This book goes a long ways in educating the viewer on the potential of clay. Judith laws books in 2014, an new book, the face of tragedy, subtitled, reimagining the eliza fraser saga. Aug 01, 2008 confrontational clay may start out soft, but in the right hands it can deliver a hard blow. Arphaxad was then reigning over the medes in ecbatana. Those who associate ceramics with functional vessels or charming knickknacks are in for a shock. The festival will feature live demonstrations in glassblowing, potterythrowing and ikebana, as well as a handson clay art projects for artists of all ages. Jan 02, 2020 the book of judith, believed to be written in the late second century or early first century b. Confrontational ceramics opens october 3 and runs through december 11 and if you are in the ny area, i hope you will be able to attend. Now viewing scripture range from the book of judith chapter 9. Judith schwartz has been the director of the sculpturecraft course atnew york university since 1988, and is the president on the board oftrustees at the museum of ceramic art in new york. Judith 12 good news translation gnt judith remains faithful to her religion. Schwartz is the author of the 2016 book, water in plain sight, from which her story in this issue is adapted.
His lifesized ceramic figures, created in response to the terra cotta warriors, have huge mitts of hands, lumpen feet, and unkempt. Provocative pieces from makers such as grayson perry, robert arneson, richard notkin, howard kottler, as well as newer talents, address personal, social, and. New installation at edward hopper house nyack, ny patch. Judith was born in jerusalem israel, and graduated from the hebrew university with a bachelors degree in pharmaceutical science and a mba from ono academic college. Judith schwartz is professor and director of the sculpturecraft area at new york university, and has taught studiobased courses in ceramic sculpture since 1988. This book focuses upon the work of an international group of artists who employ clay to attack, satirize andor expose the perfidy of the human. Judith s schwartz this book looks at the use of ceramics as a tool for confrontation, where artists use this ancient and most plastic of media to make provocative commentaries about the. The precious and precarious, ceramics art and perception, glen brown, issue 60, 2005. Before becoming a ceramic and jewel artist, she practiced as a pharmacist in both the private and public sectors. Sculpting techniques by master artists, published by lark books, 2005. Schwartz, 97808122496, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Confrontational ceramics, westchester arts council, white plains, ny judith schwartz, juror. Confrontational ceramics lecture by judith schwartz in grennan mill craft school. Like jael, who drove a tent peg through the head of sisera, judith kills an enemy general.
We are accustomed to thinking of water as nourishing life, but schwartz is focused upon the. Their contemporary styled rural gallery is nestled in the coastal mountains of bemboka in the far south coast of nsw, australia, in a purposebuilt wing of their home. Tip toland, prayer and preoccupation, ceramics monthly magazine, matthew kangas. Judith schwartz makes many claims for her book confrontational ceramics. Dig into more than 9,000 articles in the biblical archaeology societys vast library plus much more with an allaccess pass. It is essentially a massive overview of the ceramic scene from this perspective, showcasing typical pieces of work by ceramic artists alongside their statements explaining their approach. Join facebook to connect with judith books and others you may know. Schwartz gathers the works of more than two hundred artists from thirty different countries into a glossy. Through his book ceramics and print, his lectures, workshops, and internationallycurated exhibitions, he has been hugely influential in the establishment of print as an integral part of contemporary studio practice. She tricks him into trusting her, then when he is drunk she cuts off his head.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. This groundbreaking book looks at the use of ceramic art as a confrontational tool, where artists work comments on social issues. The works of wanxin zhang at sanchez art center the. The book identifies an international movement of artists who use clay to reveal personal alienations, social and political struggles, popular and material culture at its worst all within the context of what might be called. Explore the worlds most intriguing biblical scholarship. The artist as social critic by judith sschwartzbuy. The desire of the authorsto bring about an event that may have affected the future from that time on. The book of judith tells the story of a beautiful jewish widow who saves her people by murdering the assyrian general, holofernes. In the west, ceramics has long been pigeonholed as craft, and not a serious art form. Vice president of the international academy of ceramics, educational consultant to lenox. Bemboka gallery australian pottery pottery and ceramics. It is the only accredited ceramics magazine in which academics can generate valuable research subsidy outputs for their published articles.
Like sarah, the mother of israels future, judiths beauty deceives foreigners, with the result that blessings redound to israel gn 12. Confrontational ceramics by judith schwartz the image above. Bush, ceramic art has the power to provoke and subvert. These are often quite bizarre, even disturbing, images that nevertheless have a strange and haunting beauty when seen in three very solid dimensions.
Hope for a thirsty world st martins press april 2017 theres another story to tell about climate change. In 2012, the san francisco chronicle picked zhangs exhibition at the richmond art. She is president of the board of trustees at the museum of ceramic art in new york and has served on numerous boards for art and ceramic. Schwartz gathers the works of more than two hundred artists from thirty different countries into a glossy fullcolor overview of the radical ceramics scene. Judith schwartz, author of the book cows save the planet and other improbable ways of restoring soil to heal the earth, talks about how livestock plays into the.
From british toby jugs to marcel duchamps fountain to a wall of gruesome tiles that forms a portrait of president george w. Sep 08, 2008 judy schwartz has created a stunning and informative book. Judith flirts with holofernes and leads him on by flattery. New installation at edward hopper house nyackpiermont, ny the edward hopper house will open their newest installation by claudia alvarez entitled boy in a room on june 8th. It is an honor to be included in confrontational ceramics. Schwartz is professor in the department of art and art professions at new. Visiting artist lecture with judith schwartz events. Judith schwartz, author of cows save the planet soils secrets for saving the earth journalist judith schwartz believes that the key to addressing carbon issues and climate change.
Curator of national and international touring exhibitions notably. Confrontational ceramics, judith sschwartz shop online. Jan 31, 2020 become a member of biblical archaeology society now and get more than half off the regular price of the allaccess pass. Oct 21, 2012 judith pearce and david rofe are a couple who have been collecting australian pottery since the mid1970s. Clay, all fired up, confrontational ceramics, inciteful clay and author of confrontational ceramics. From the dust jacket of confrontational ceramics by judith s. Confrontational ceramics surveys the work of contemporary sculptors, potters, and mixed media artists who have turned the ancient medium of clay into an articulate vehicle for political and social commentary. Clay may start out soft, but in the right hands it can deliver a hard blow.
Schwartz is professor in the department of art and art professions at new york university, directs the sculpture in craft media area clay, metal, and glass and teaches studiobased courses in ceramic sculpture. Confrontational ceramics is a look at a whole genre that certainly wont be familiar to anyone other than the specialist. And she cuts off holofernes head when he is too drunk to know what is happening. The book of judith is a story written for household reading, while it may properly be classed as didactic, yet it is one of those popular tales in which the chief concern of the writer is with the telling of the story rather than with the pointing of a moral, and in which the wish to interest takes precedence even of the desire to instruct. Best books on ceramic arts score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.
Schwartz, who has written a companion book of the same title, the. Confrontational ceram those who associate ceramics with functional vessels or charming knickknacks are in for a shock. Adrian arleo is a ceramic sculptor living outside missoula, montana. A truly great story from questionable authors, judith. In the articles longstanding current form, this question overwhelms all other considerations, viz. Uup members work on display in times square subway station the voice march 2007. His works have been selected to be included in confrontational ceramics by judith schwartz, and can be found in major art magazines such as art news, art in america, sculpture, and american ceramics. This book presents the work of contemporary ceramic artists worldwide, whose major focus is narrative work. Despite this, she is a model of jewish courage and piety. Alfred, ny bachelor of fine arts degree recipient cum laude. The book was compiled by rex backhaussmith and published by boolarong press, brisbane and shows judiths paintings of a tragic eliza fraser shipwrecked off fraser island, queensland. This means that they visually relate a story, or communicate a message, that goes beyond the merely decorative and provokes some kind of thought response in the viewer.
Noting the significance of the works, both as an exhibition and as a statement of the medium and its uses and potential, the show toured to. Schwartz 2008, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. The project has been included in the book confrontational ceramics by judith schwartz, on the radio program the splendid table and on southern california public radio. A little girl toting a machine gun, a man on all fours in a rolling circus cage with knives embedded in his back and the head of a man with a gas pump nozzle stuffed in his mouth these are just a few of the in your face images among the provocative works by more than 200 artists from 30 countries assembled by judith schwartz in this overview.
I also wanted you to know about a small show i was asked to curate to celebrate the new book. Although trained as a studiobased artist ohio state university she is also a curator, critic and author. Watershed winter residents group exhibition, university of. I do not write books designed for promoting the marketplace for gallery ceramics. With donnie jeffcoat, rachelle henry, isabel cueva, oksana chester. Judith schwartz, author of the book confrontational ceramics and new york university art professor, calls artists like reichardt visual philosophers, noting that any artist who is able to get us to experience the social condition that theyre trying to change makes an incredible impact on our lives. In the fall of 2008, artswestchester presented a major exhibition entitled confrontational ceramics. She lies to him about israels plan to eat forbidden foods and so commit sin in gods eyes, thus insuring its defeat by the assyrians. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons. A horrific secret shared by two young girls leads one down a dark path as she seeks a solution based upon a misconception. Schwartz, this groundbreaking book looks at the use of ceramics as tool for confrontation, where artists use this ancient and most plastic of media to make provocative commentaries about the inequities of the human conditionthis sumptuous book is very much about how ceramic. From 198488 she wasa professor of studio courses in ceramic sculpture. From british toby jugs to marcel duchamps fountain to a wall of gruesome tiles that forms a portrait of president. Sep 12, 2008 confrontational ceramics is a look at a whole genre that certainly wont be familiar to anyone other than the specialist.
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