Monday, December 12, 2022
SIMPLE ACTION
Though I
really enjoy a pot with a complex form and surface, simplicity has an allure
that is just hard to explain but easier to understand when you are engaged with
it. I think the difference is like the disparity between Beethoven's HAMMERKLAVIER and Debussy's CLAIRE DE LUNE,
where the one is complex and forceful and the later is calming, soothing and
contemplative, in the end generally speaking, a simple pot with those
characteristics wins me over most every time. This large Shino tsubo by Ando
Hidetake is just such a pot, thrown round and flattened on each side, breaking
the flow of the round form and the symmetry is altered with this simple action.
Once dry and ready to fire, the surface had a white feldspar glaze poured over
the surface where thinner areas have blushed to subtle fields and patches of
iron red bringing movement and a simple landscape to life around the pot.
Though simple in its form and approach to glazing, the scale of the henko-tsubo
presents a sense of strength that exudes volume, commanding the space it is placed
within and that is likely the feature that drives its character and appeals to
me the most.
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