Re: Judges Comments

"TwoKats" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> i think the exact opposite.  i think that work is completely tied to the
> creator of the piece, and that the merit of the work rests in the hands of
> its maker.  if a pot had a life of its own, as you say, and should stand
on
> its own merit, then any old manufactured piece would do.  when i make a
> piece, i converse with it.  sometimes i find myself planning one kind of
> glaze for it, and it will "ask" for something completely different.  my
> ability to shape the pot, then listen to what it says as a piece of
artwork
> is all based in the artist's skill.
>
> i love knowing what is behind a piece of work, whether it is a painting, a
> novel, a sculpture.  sometimes knowing the artist's story makes the
> difference in whether or not i like it.  the same thing could be true of
> judges and shows.
>

I think perhaps you missunderstood me to a degree.  I agree that work is
tied to the creator of the piece.  That is essential for it to be good, to
feel the hand of the potter/sculptor, to maybe understand where they were
coming from, for it to evoke a response, of awe, of wonder, of pleasure or
even sometimes pain or disgust.  That is what art is IMO it needs to evoke a
response.
However that should show in the piece, not in the paper accompanying it.  If
the person has a degree, or not, whether they are already established
artistis or not, should not be the what is taken into account when judging a
piece.  It is whether the piece itself conveys the artist.  Understanding
the artist can sometimes be of help especially if the piece is depicting
pain, or just the life of the creator.  Umm such a big and complicated
topic.
There is also always going to personal choice and what appeals to one judge
is not going to appeal to another, that is life and we all have to live with
it.