Upcoming Show August 2010
Noah Riedel - One man show: 'Structures'
August 25 - September 17
Opening Reception August 27th at 6:30 pm
Featuring pottery designed and handcrafted by Noah Riedel.
| Noah apprenticed with Mark Hewitt and has been garnering rave reviews for his original work. Noah recently received the second place award at the prestigious 17th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National. This juried national show is considered one of the top ceramic exhibitions in the country |  |
 | Artists Statement "Starting with the essential functional elements of familiar forms, I try to refine and recreate them in original, simple and meaningful, structures. This approach sometimes adds complexity, other times it simplifies things. But in all cases, the process of dissection and restructuring is revealing to me. It leads me to think about those qualities most inherent to common forms, qualities that as often as not go unquestioned or are taken for granted. It is a designer’s approach, as opposed to an aesthetician’s. Beauty is as important to me as any other element of a design, but the beauty I’m after is spare. It’s the thing itself in the economy of its form, not an elaboration." |