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Artists have a variety of methods to make their mark. Every Friday we will share a photograph of an #ArtistInAction. 〰 “Most of [the work] comes from intuition, imagination, and things I’ve discovered during the making process.The work is not meant to be rational, theoretical, philosophical, or morally instructive. It’s not social or political issues, and it’s not meant as a critique of former art. Its purpose is strictly for pleasure. Its meaning is open to personal interpretation. I don’t think you need any instruction about how to appreciate it.” 〰 Ken Price (1935 -2012) was an American ceramicist whose slime-like and subliminally erotic shapes offered a fresh approach to ceramics, a medium which was often referred to as “low art.” Price’s innovative handling of the cast-off material pushed back against its relegation to the category of “craft” and helped elevate it to the status of art. Historically understood as a substance used to make utilitarian objects like tableware, one of P...

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