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Toshiko Takaezu (1922-2011), who was known for her “closed forms.” In her 2003 interview, she described her interest in making monumental clay sculptures that were almost entirely closed, save for one small air hole necessary for the firing process: “This form is like a canvas, a three-dimensional canvas, anyway. In a certain stage of my life I decided, if I don’t do this now, I will never make it. The time was right to make big pieces. And also, I like the idea of dancing around the piece when I put the glaze on. You get the big brush and you walk around.”
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December 20, 2008 – The Marzuq Sand Sea in Libya, as seen from the International Space Station. (NASA)
“There is a sense of feeling like a vulnerable mess, but giving into that, and turning it into some kind of beautiful decadence — becoming stronger through accepting the mess of yourself, accepting that you’re this feral creature full of instincts, cycles, rage and love.”
Chelsea Wolfe, from an interview conducted by Zoe Camp c. 2017
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Pomegranate. Tea toned and hand colored gelatin silver print.
Gold decorated Arab jambiya dagger with velvet sheath, 19th century.
from Thomas Delmar Ltd.
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