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  • Richard Notkin
    Comics and Conscience: The Roots of Richard Notkin’s Activist Art
    Glen R. Brown
    On its base of bricks, concrete rubble, an unexploded bomb, and a broken Ionic column, the impossibly tottering tower of detritus, including a prognostic skull and cannon barrel, reminisces gleefully over the pages of MAD Magazine, where so many presumptions of civilization fell to ruin in comic heaps, while the lofty plow, embodying the precarious position that peace has always occupied in the world, simultaneously assumes the exalted nature of an ideal and advocates tacitly for Notkin’s adopted credo of eternal vigilance: “be alert, be aware, and be active.” This month's FREE article. Read More.
  • Richard Notkin, Wall #4 (detail)
    Tragic Resonance
    Janet Koplos
    Notkin’s anti-war stance was not just addressed to the Vietnam War. His exposure to the reality and enormity of the Holocaust deepened his approach. He was also part of the young generation at the start of the environmental movement (the first Earth Day was in 1970). Couple these with anti-nuclear protests, and it would probably be better said that Notkin grapples with humanity’s failures, in whatever form they take, including new instances as they arise: the Iraq war and the recent Trumpolini works show his ongoing concerns. Read More.
  • Small Teapots, Big Idea - Workshop co-taught with Geo Lastomirsky, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA, 2015.JPG
    Head, Heart, and Hand: Ceramic Artist and Mentor, Richard Notkin
    Dr. Scott Meyer
    To understand the significance of the path he cleared, it is helpful to imagine what this field was prior; largely defined by the applications of Abstract Expressionism, utility, and California Funk. For many, the significance of his message extends beyond the specific nature of the path he created. It is the courage to challenge existing norms that continues to resonate with his students. Read More.
  • Richard Notkin, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (detail), 2010. Photo courtesy of Richard Notkin.
    A Plea for Sanity
    Randi O'Brien
    "Art can be effective as part of a moral resistance. It can be effective in expressing outrage. But I always tell students that if you choose the role of an artist who embraces social or political commentary, you must focus, first and foremost, on the art. The art is of prime importance. It is the quality of the art – aesthetically, conceptually, technically – that grabs your viewer. It is the art that carries the message. The corollary won't work. The message alone will not carry the art." – Richard Notkin Read More.
  • Richard Notkin
    Studio Potter – The Podcast
    This month, Studio Potter features contemporary audio – An Interview with Richard Notkin. To follow Studio Potter – The Podcast, simply subscribe or follow on your favorite podcast platform, such as Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Google Podcasts. Then, sit back, relax, and enjoy new episodes as they are released. Happy listening. Read More.
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