Susie Ibarra, Mako Fujimura collaboration

12 July 2009 by pcNielsen Leave a Comment

I watched this video with rapt attention. I was, honestly, skeptical it would be all that interesting at first, but it ended all too soon. Ibarra’s drumming reminds me a little of taiko here, and watching Fujimura paint in the tradition of nihonga was mesmerizing.

As I watched I also realized that such an event would be much less interesting with a ceramic artist next to Ibarra. The clay process is much different than painting, and even if a person were to finish the form of a pot or a sculpture the work isn’t past it’s teen years. More shaping and finishing will come as the clay turns leatherhard, firing, glazing, firing again . . .


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Paul Nielsen founded The Aesthetic Elevator late in 2005, posting to it for the first time in early 2006. He owns a piece of paper, located somewhere in his house (not on the wall) stating that he earned a B.F.A. in studio art from the University of Nebraska around about 2001. While there, he studied studied architecture, graphic design and ceramics, graduating with a degree in studio art. Paul presently serves as communications manager for a small non-profit doing their print design and marketing. He spends time in his garage studio as much as possible — which is not nearly enough. His home is in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Visit his website at http://pcNielsen.com.

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