Spirit in Matter and Process: The Transformational Alchemy of Ceramics
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Abstract
Artist Talk: This presentation will address the under-appreciated spiritual ramifications of ceramics materials and processes, particularly as they mirror the transformational physical and metaphysical aspects of Alchemy. From the point of view of a practicing artist I will address the assimilation of spiritual components informed by study and practice into a contemporary body of work. I will discuss my studio work, social practice and scholarship related to the use of ceramic vessels in religious ritual and practice in West Africa and the Diaspora, and spiritual implications of teaching contemporary creative practice within a university.
Presenter Biography
Posnak grew up in Macon, Georgia. Their great-grandfathers were blacksmiths, their grandfather a woodworker, and their mother a studio potter. They hold an MFA from Louisiana State University and a BA from Macalester College. Posnak is currently an Instructor of Ceramics and Foundations at the University of Arkansas.
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