This week on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with ceramic artist Carole Epp. Her sculpture addresses social issues such as consumerism through the reconfigured forms of kitch figurines. She says of her work, "Cute on the surface, my work betrays its collectible figurine reference by subverting the idealist propaganda of historical figurines in exchange for the dark realities of contemporary humanitarian concerns."
In the interview we talk about her approach to social commentary, the darkness in her aesthetic and her excellent blog, Musing about Mud. For more information on her work please visit www.caroleepp.com. To view her blog please visit www.musingaboutmud.blogspot.com.
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Carole also produces a line of functional table ware for children. I love to see how see approaches the innocence of childhood through contrasting bodies of work.
Blah, blah, blah blah, this type of "art" is played out. It's been done. It's getting very old, and it is cliché.
ReplyDeleteHow much more "art" do we need telling us:
We live in a consumerist society and it is bad.
Corporations are evil and bad.
Women are oppressed.
White middle aged men are evil.
War is unhealthy for children and other living things.
We are "killing" the planet.
Gay people are extremely good and are being oppressed.
Black people are extremely good and are being oppressed.
The United States is evil.
Support wind power or die!
Eat organic or die!
Bottled water is not good for the environment, and will kill you.
Tap water is no good for the environment, and will kill you.
100 other worn out crap excuses to air your beef and crusade in the guise of "art", because you are so noble to point out the foolish foibles of others.
Oh, and while you're at it, it helps to use the beloved images of other groups in an ironic manner (you're SO clever) to show what idiots THEY are, and how YOU would never make those choices, and are morally superior.
Epp says nothing new.
Denice - seems as though you might have an ax to grind and Carole just happened to be in your line of fire. There is always a way to prove a point and "make" someone wrong, at least in your mind. However, I don't know that it has anything to do with Carole Epp or her work. It's very simple, She has something to say, she says it in the way she chooses as an artist, and there are then those that appreciate what she does and want to buy it.
ReplyDelete"100 other worn out crap excuses to air your beef and crusade in the guise of "art", because you are so noble to point out the foolish foibles of others"
aren't you airing your beef? airing your beef about the foolish foibles of others? and aren't you feeling oh so noble?
thanks for saying that Linda, I like the range of work that Carole produces that express a variety of thoughts and feelings.
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