Sam Ludden Ceramics : New Direction with Sculpture

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

New Direction with Sculpture

The Changchun Organising Committee has invited artists to bring a second, smaller piece to Changchun to exhibit alongside other works. Check it out....

Cooking

Glazing

Posing.....

for the Wairarapa Times-Age!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: I enjoyed reading and seeing those wonderful photos from Changchun.
Your room is on the 18th floor!? What hotel? I stayed at the Songyung which is only 6 stories high and near the oaasis of Chengli park where we did Tai Chi every morning with the locals. But that hotel was very far from the studio. After a few days I decided to stay in the park during lunch to see the sculptures.
Please post more pictures. If you see my assistant stone sculptor Mr. Chen, tell him that Claude the "Mother and Son" sculptor says Hi.; August 3, 2008 at 7:57 AM
Bella's learning journal said...: Hey Claude, great to hear from you. we will be posting some more photos in the next few days. We are intrigued to learn more about you....which year did you attend the symposium and which is your art work?; August 5, 2008 at 5:52 PM

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ABOUT SAM'S HINAKI SCULPTURE

The Hinaki sculpture represents the traditional stories, passed down from generation to generation, of the New Zealand native eel. The form of this eel sculpture is based on the shape of Maori traditional eel nets which are called 'hinaki'.

This work is a homage to the ecology of the rivers and waters of our world which are under constant threat from urban development and human pollution. The natural world of our land and our rivers are of huge cultural and historical significance to the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Eels are inconic creatures that have been woven into countless stories over the centuries, stories told by both young and old alike. The hope is that this sculpture will visually communicate those stories in a way that increases understanding of NZ culture and inspires people across cultures to work together to protect and preserve our natural world.