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Now that the ASV Annual has finally found a location at 600 Burke Place, Melbourne and dates finalized 28th Sept. to 16th October members will no doubt be contemplating and creating pieces for this prestigious show. With that in mind I am keen to impart my line of thinking regarding fabrication of sculpture and the copying of artwork.
Australia as we know it has now more or less lost its manufacturing base many of its production icons eaten up by bigger fish and gone overseas. This would seem to be the way of the world and the times we live in. We as sculptors are manufacturers giving substance to an idea making something tangible. We are an integral part of the art industry and as such work hand in hand with other bodies that assist us in the creation and promotion of our art. This works both way everyone benefits thus keeping alive the business of art. Many of us from time to time have need of outside assistance such as casting and fabrication and with an eye to financial and maybe ethical considerations will either opt for an overseas or a local operator. This is the way it is.
As a Victorian association I think we need to support our local producers apart from helping with our sculpture manufacture they support us by sponsorship, courses and newsletter advertising. I would like to suggest that at forthcoming exhibitions sculptors declare the source of casting and fabrication. I think we need to credit the other participants and the origin of our creations to bear witness that the finished piece is a sum of its parts. The artist remains the instigator and like a film the end credits tell us the story of its production.
With regard to copying art and then exhibiting I feel somewhat uneasy and think the matter needs addressing. In my art school days we would on occasion take a sketch book to a museum and copy other artist work this was solely to understand technique, structure and to get into the artist’s thought process. The activity was purely an exercise, a means of study that could be integrated into a future artwork and not an end in itself.
This is what T.S. Elliot wrote, "Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal, bad poets deface what they take, and good poets make it into something better, or at least into something different. The good poet welds his theft into a whole of feeling which is unique, utterly different from that which it was torn".
Art is continuity we are influenced by our peers and build upon it.
I think if we are to exhibit copied art(plagiarized), it must have a valid reason why it is being placed there to be judged and appraised by this Association.
At our recent Activities Meeting we were introduced to the fascinating world of stone carving tools by Brian McLoghlin of CMP Stonemasons Supplies www.cmpstone.com.au . It was a captivating introduction to the implements wielded by the stone carver. Brian had them on display and explained their uses he indicated that if members wished to combine an order with each other then a discount could be awarded to ASV members. Carvers please discuss amongst yourselves.
Australia as we know it has now more or less lost its manufacturing base many of its production icons eaten up by bigger fish and gone overseas. This would seem to be the way of the world and the times we live in. We as sculptors are manufacturers giving substance to an idea making something tangible. We are an integral part of the art industry and as such work hand in hand with other bodies that assist us in the creation and promotion of our art. This works both way everyone benefits thus keeping alive the business of art. Many of us from time to time have need of outside assistance such as casting and fabrication and with an eye to financial and maybe ethical considerations will either opt for an overseas or a local operator. This is the way it is.
As a Victorian association I think we need to support our local producers apart from helping with our sculpture manufacture they support us by sponsorship, courses and newsletter advertising. I would like to suggest that at forthcoming exhibitions sculptors declare the source of casting and fabrication. I think we need to credit the other participants and the origin of our creations to bear witness that the finished piece is a sum of its parts. The artist remains the instigator and like a film the end credits tell us the story of its production.
With regard to copying art and then exhibiting I feel somewhat uneasy and think the matter needs addressing. In my art school days we would on occasion take a sketch book to a museum and copy other artist work this was solely to understand technique, structure and to get into the artist’s thought process. The activity was purely an exercise, a means of study that could be integrated into a future artwork and not an end in itself.
This is what T.S. Elliot wrote, "Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal, bad poets deface what they take, and good poets make it into something better, or at least into something different. The good poet welds his theft into a whole of feeling which is unique, utterly different from that which it was torn".
Art is continuity we are influenced by our peers and build upon it.
I think if we are to exhibit copied art(plagiarized), it must have a valid reason why it is being placed there to be judged and appraised by this Association.
At our recent Activities Meeting we were introduced to the fascinating world of stone carving tools by Brian McLoghlin of CMP Stonemasons Supplies www.cmpstone.com.au . It was a captivating introduction to the implements wielded by the stone carver. Brian had them on display and explained their uses he indicated that if members wished to combine an order with each other then a discount could be awarded to ASV members. Carvers please discuss amongst yourselves.
Jan Indrans President ASV
2 comments:
Sorry I missed the presentation on stone masonry, due to another commitment.
Following reading The Chair's write-up, I consulted the website for CMP Stonemason Supplies and found the catalogue very clear, helpful and easy to use.
It would be helpful to see examples of some of the achievements of their customers. Geoff Williams
Sorry I missed the presentation on stone masonry, due to another commitment.
Following reading The Chair's write-up, I consulted the website for CMP Stonemason Supplies and found the catalogue very clear, helpful and easy to use.
It would be helpful to see examples of some of the achievements of their customers.
Geoff Williams
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