tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216370437384092286.post6672371480978073838..comments2023-10-20T07:43:27.253-04:00Comments on Slipcast-The Ceramics Blog: If there is no clay, does it count?Matthew Katzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576916788056882343noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216370437384092286.post-77816297713451077892009-07-16T14:02:38.565-04:002009-07-16T14:02:38.565-04:00Hi Tina,
Welcome to the blog! Glad to have our Po...Hi Tina, <br />Welcome to the blog! Glad to have our Polymer cousins around. <br />I agree that "plastic" and "cheap" are unfair categorizations for the work. Good art is good art, and that is what my blog is about.<br /> <br />I don't mean to speak for Paul, but what I think he is implying is that this is a ceramics blog. One thing that ceramicists take pleasure in is that their work does not age. Which is technically true. Unless you judge by the standard of Geologic time. Ceramics do not degrade. <br />None-the-less. Those are fantastic sculptures and innovative polymer clay is welcome here at Slipcast.Matthew Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15576916788056882343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216370437384092286.post-76527474970775847362009-07-16T00:46:42.624-04:002009-07-16T00:46:42.624-04:00Fabulous creations!!
'Deterioration' and &...Fabulous creations!!<br />'Deterioration' and 'plastic', both give this art a 'cheap' denotation and is most unfair since all art deteriorates over time, be it the sculpture of David or a painting by Michel Angelo. The plastics referred to by the previous commentator are predecessors of modern plastics that museums are now scrambling to preserve, namely cellulose acetate. PVC is expected to last well over 100 years. Isn't it the 'now' what matters most in the enjoyment of wearing or creating wearable or functional art...? I love polymer clay!Beadcomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05776363515279928998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216370437384092286.post-79872626340349279542009-07-15T17:06:06.220-04:002009-07-15T17:06:06.220-04:00Great sculptures. If there's any problem with ...Great sculptures. If there's any problem with polymer seems to mainly be that it's plastic, which deteriorates over time: http://theaestheticelevator.com/2009/07/07/plastic-as-artistic-medium-wont-last/pcNielsenhttp://pcnielsen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216370437384092286.post-81349109264922520132009-07-15T15:11:11.229-04:002009-07-15T15:11:11.229-04:00No or little shrinkage. I believe you are right.
...No or little shrinkage. I believe you are right. <br /><br />It is funny, as I never considered it as a art medium. Pretty crafty (Ha!)Matthew Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15576916788056882343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216370437384092286.post-65214352215098469032009-07-15T14:55:55.308-04:002009-07-15T14:55:55.308-04:00WOW -these pieces prove that it isn't what you...WOW -these pieces prove that it isn't what you make it from that counts, it's the end result. <br /><br />I'm really tempted by that polymer stuff -I hear it doesn't shrink...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10028181402183377456noreply@blogger.com