327: Isaac Scott on black representation in public spaces and photographing protests

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an
interview with Isaac Scott. His ceramic vessels and sculpture
draw from hip hop, pop culture, and politics, and are inspired by
historical cultures that communicated their values through
symbolic leadership figures, such as pharaohs and Gods. He uses
silk screens, stencils, and painting to create images of
political figures, musicians, artists, and self-portraits that
create modern myths. In our interview we talk about the power of
monuments, black representation in public spaces, and his recent
photographs of Black Lives Matter protests in Philadelphia, PA.
During the course of a peaceful protest against police brutality,
Isaac and other protesters were beaten, tear gassed, and shot
with rubber bullets. To see Isaac’s images from the protests,
follow @thisisphotography2020 on IG. You can see images of his
ceramic work at @this_is_ceramics.


On today’s Amaco Community Corkboard we have the Ceramic Arts
Reading Group. The group seeks mud artists of all
stripes, from the glaze riffraff to the
iron rabble, to form a ceramic
arts reading group for women and non-cis gender
men. This monthly reading group will
be dedicated to creative,
lively, and intellectually rigorous art
theory discussions. The group chooses
texts and material that are directly relevant and meaningful
to the personal art practices of the members. They encourage
you to join them to share and unravel ideas! Plant the
metaphorical seed and hatch the allegorical egg! For more
information on the reading group, you can
contact beanjellyceramics or yucky_nat on
Instagram, or write
to them at ceramicartsreadinggroup@gmail.com (that's
ceramic arts, with an 's'). 


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