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picasso and the true meaning of crap

updated sun 17 sep 00

 

Gayle Bair on fri 15 sep 00


Perhaps I am dreaming but I seem to recall
that Picasso could and did throw some of his own pots.
I thought it was a posting on Clayart about a year ago.
Am I the only one that seems to recall it?
Is there someone who can give a source for
this information?

Now regarding "Crap" has anyone ever seen
the "Teletubbies", eaten at McDonalds,
listened to a politician, dealt with an
insurance or utility company, bought a used car,
or stepped in a steaming pile of ... well you
the picture..... Now that is what I call crap!

Gayle Bair-near Seattle WA where gangs of kids are
attacking and beating the "Crap" out of people.
Not so funny! Two people have died!

Judith S. Labovitz on fri 15 sep 00


I just quickly (too quickly probably) scanned the book "Picasso painter
and sculptor in clay" published by the Met for the exhibition, to see if
there was a clear definitive answer. He modeled some animals in clay, and
we know he took other thrown pots and reassembed or otherwise altered
them..... On page 253 in the glossary under 'thrown' the
book says: "Picasso did not throw his own pots, relying on Jules Agard
and the other technicians at the Madoura factory"

This may not mean he didn't , at some point, somewhere, sometime, throw
....but it surely gave me the impression he did not, which was also clearly
brought out at the exhibition.

In no way did this diminish the exhibit (to me)....

Judy ( in Michigan)


At 04:05 PM 9/15/00 -0700, Gayle Bair wrote:
>Perhaps I am dreaming but I seem to recall
>that Picasso could and did throw some of his own pots.
>I thought it was a posting on Clayart about a year ago.
>Am I the only one that seems to recall it?
>Is there someone who can give a source for
>this information?
>
>Now regarding "Crap" has anyone ever seen
>the "Teletubbies", eaten at McDonalds,
>listened to a politician, dealt with an
>insurance or utility company, bought a used car,
>or stepped in a steaming pile of ... well you
>the picture..... Now that is what I call crap!
>
>Gayle Bair-near Seattle WA where gangs of kids are
>attacking and beating the "Crap" out of people.
>Not so funny! Two people have died!
>
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kinoko@OKJUNC2.JUNCTION.NET on sat 16 sep 00


At 16:05 9/15/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Perhaps I am dreaming but I seem to recall
>that Picasso could and did throw some of his own pots.
>I thought it was a posting on Clayart about a year ago.
>Am I the only one that seems to recall it?
>Is there someone who can give a source for
>this information?
>
>Now regarding "Crap" has anyone ever seen
>the "Teletubbies", eaten at McDonalds,
>listened to a politician, dealt with an
>insurance or utility company, bought a used car,
>or stepped in a steaming pile of ... well you
>the picture..... Now that is what I call crap!
>
>Gayle Bair-near Seattle WA where gangs of kids are
>attacking and beating the "Crap" out of people.
>Not so funny! Two people have died!
>
>___________________________________________________________________________
___
>Send postings to clayart@lsv.ceramics.org
>
>You may look at the archives for the list or change your subscription
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melpots@pclink.com.
> thanks for your post,Gayle, I have been privikedged to view at least
three comprehensive Picasso exhibitions from 1935(?) "Guernica" at the
Boston Musee of fine Art to the Philidelphia where I saw earlier works as
well as Lincoln, Mass. where I saw line drawings. I have viewed Picasso
from his early classical works right up to his final productions and have
never gone away without having learned something. Everyone has 'bad' days
and P. was no exception but, what has that to do with anything?
Don M.
Don & Isao Sanami Morrill
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