Socially Conscious Ceramic Art

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Socially conscious ceramic art. Schwarzman building june 17 2013 i think it s a responsibility for any artist to protect freedom of expression and to use any way to extend this power ai weiwei ai weiwei does not feel powerful bbc october 13 2011. Strongly influenced by the preceding paracas culture citation needed which was known for extremely complex textiles the nazca produced an array of crafts and technologies. Socially conscious art by jessica cline picture collection stephen a. Critics assert that being socially responsible is the.

The ceramic vessels of brooklyn based artist cody hoyt are some of the most intriguing and unconventional in contemporary art today. The nazca culture also nasca was the archaeological culture that flourished from c. 100 bc to 800 ad beside the arid southern coast of peru in the river valleys of the rio grande de nazca drainage and the ica valley. From prehistoric pottery to ancient greek amphoras from the rise of porcelain in asia and europe to the arts and crafts movement in england and the u s ceramic traditions have long fascinated artists and infiltrated their practices in the contemporary art world this was never more clear.

While our conscience is related to our moral conduct in our day to day lives with respect to individuals social conscience is concerned with the broader institutions of society and the gap that we may perceive between the sort of society that should exist and the real society that does. A social conscience is a sense of responsibility or concern for the problems and injustices of society. Artists and artisans working with ceramics have steadily contributed to the art world for centuries. The conscious artists featured in our art round up go beyond the canvas.

For a while now i ve been noticing that more artists are making socially conscious art engaging with society more creating less art for art s sake and are more engaged with larger visions. In what follows i will argue that 1 all members of the human community including artists should strive to be socially responsible. 3 artists must be educated to become active. Their work is a living force that transcend the materials to connect us to a deeper cultural value.

2 the lack of accepted standards of evaluation regarding what is exploitive oppressive and abusive rigid conceptual borders does not render the notion of social responsibility untenable.