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EVOLUTION OF MY ART: Phosphorescent Cast Plastic Sculpture Iridescent Ceramic Sculpture PUBLISHED: Articles about Ira and his Art
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Iridescent Ceramic Sculpture The phosphorescent sculpture could best be appreciated only at night! It was also a very toxic kind of art to make. The plastic with its toxic vapors were toxic, and the phosphorescent pigments were toxic as well. I realized
that what I truly loved was the iridescent colors of nature. My love of color, landscape, and a new technology has all come together in my iridescent ceramic landscapes. I have produced a rainbow of iridescent lustre colors, which interactively change color with the light they are bathed in, and with each person who sees them. The technology to make the iridescence comes entirely from years of original research. (Some iridescent glazes have been made for centuries; their formulae and development have died with the artist.) The landscapes range from figurative to abstract. They encompass ideas that emulate nature, and emulate human nature and the primal iconography of human sexuality. The technology that allows them to come to fruition stems from the design and construction of my art studio, and the use of computer controlled firing, and its related temperature and atmospheric sensors. A rigorous discipline is required to record the process of producing every art piece. Each firing, for example, includes documentation of: the firing program, the plan of every kiln shelf, the glaze formulae and application methodology, and over thirty other significant elements of data. The resultant paper trail allows me to better replicate a successful art piece when it occurs, or to know what not to do when there is a failure. Even with all the technology, each artwork is a gamble of time and effort. Its success depends on many uncontrollable variables, and yet when success is at hand, one can see that the result is pure alchemy. The carefully crafted forms and the unfired milky white glazes, produce, after firing, an awesome iridescent panoply of colors that can only be described as breathtakingly magical. |
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