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DIA Hosts
Two Ceramicists
Large-scale ceramic sculp-
ture will dominate the
Michigan Artists Gallery of
the Detroit Institute of Arts
Dec. 15 through Feb. 10,.1991.
The exhibition features works
by Graham Marks of Bloom-
field Hills, and Tom Phardel,
of Ann Arbor, who respond to
some of the issues surroun-
ding sculpture made out of
clay.
Mr. Marks and Mr. Phardel
share a respect for the tradi-
tional pottery forms, but their
creation of purely sculptural
forms has gained strength,
identifying new possibilities
and concerns for ceramicists.
Graham Mark's sculptures
extend the dialogue between
functional vessel forms and
sculptural forms; like huge,
deep bowls, rolling on their
sides or upright, they suggest
split-open fruit or cracked
eggs. The exteriors are richly
textured; the interiors are
hollow and belie the
weightiness suggested by
their size. Mr. Marks heads
the ceramics department at
Cranbrook Academy of Art.
Tom Phardel's sculptures
draw strength from relation-
ship between surface and
form, resembling abstract
totemic or classical figures.
Simple geometric shapes,
such as the arc, become foils
for his experimentation with
scale and surface. His recent
work has been scaled to just
under life size, which does not
diminish its presence.
Mr. Phardel experiments
with color effects, which he
develops by adding various
combustibles during the fir-
ing of the clay, or by combin-
ing bronze, glass, - steel or
stone with the fired clay. Mr.
Phardel chairs the ceramics
department at the Center for
Creative Studies in Detroit.
The Graham Marks/Tom
Phardel exhibition is free to
the public. An opening recep-
tion from 3-5 p.m. Dec. 15, is
an opportunity to meet both
artists.
The exhibition continues
through Feb. 10, 1991, during
regular museum hours: 9:30
a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wednesday
through Sunday; closed Mon-
day, Tuesday and holidays.
The DIA's Michigan Artists
Program is funded by the
state of Michigan, the city of
Detroit and the Founders
Society.
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with the smallest Jewish
population is Wyoming, with
an estimated 300 Jews (1980
census). The largest is New
York, with some 2.2 million
Jewish inhabitants.
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