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| Paolo Porelli: announcement for my work talk at The Clay Studio |
Whoever happens to visit The Clay Studio in Philadelphia
immediately understands that they are in the midst of an organisation in
which ceramic knowledge and experience is concentrated.and how it
is possible to invest in its creation, promotion and sales. For
an Italian, it is a completely new and extraordinary experience to come into
contact with a structure such as this. Ceramics in the States means
either pottery, functional ceramics, which the artists personalize
according to their sensibility and vision, or sculpture/installation, the most valued form
of artistic research in the global world
of contemporary art.
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| Paolo Porelli, work in progress at The Clay Studio |
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| Paolo Porelli, 'Glove Lady' 2011, glazed stoneware, 61x20.5cm |
The two months that I spent as a guest artist in
residence at The Clay Studio were unforgettable on both a personal and
professional level. And even better in the splendid historic downtown of
Philadelphia, where there are still examples of buildings of the 18th cent. on
the architectural model of London of the same period. It was a great pleasure
to get to know Jeff Guido, Kimberly Shelton, Naomi Cleary and the many talented artists in
residence there, Hiroe Hanazono, Peter Morgan, Linda Lopez, Rebecca Chappell, Matthew Ziemke, Giselle Hicks and many others. At the end of my term, I organized a Italian dinner for everyone as a small token of my appreciation.
I will do a separate post for the sculpture which I produced there.
