tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post2863781040239307278..comments2024-03-28T06:33:54.252-04:00Comments on Studio and Garden: Simple Means, Divergent MeaningsAltoon Sultanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-27542460228491231992014-03-17T17:31:37.967-04:002014-03-17T17:31:37.967-04:00Thank you, JBS, I'm glad you enjoy the blog. I...Thank you, JBS, I'm glad you enjoy the blog. I haven't read anything about Mother Ann being vision impaired; the simplicity of the designs came from religious conviction not a physical defect. Most of the furniture was not painted and any paint on objects was, to my eye, quite subtle, not outrageous at all. Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-15194922666789193202014-03-14T19:06:17.010-04:002014-03-14T19:06:17.010-04:00I enjoy making things in Shaker form, and have dec...I enjoy making things in Shaker form, and have decided Mother Anne must have been vision-impaired, and the workmen knew it, for the forms are simple, stripped-down, and elegant, most likely passing her feel-test, while sometimes the chatoyance of the figured-woods they used, or the outrageous shades of paint they applied were so sinfully sensual, they were perhaps getting one over on her! <br />David Pye has some interesting things to say about form following function in the first chapter of The Nature & Aesthetics of Design.<br />I thoroughly enjoy your blog. Thanks. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-56968208598743724712014-03-04T16:54:13.419-05:002014-03-04T16:54:13.419-05:00Thanks, Connie. Yes, that iron is stunning isn'...Thanks, Connie. Yes, that iron is stunning isn't it?Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-42221690008243452062014-03-04T02:30:16.821-05:002014-03-04T02:30:16.821-05:00This was so interesting, Altoon. Thanks for such ...This was so interesting, Altoon. Thanks for such a thoughtful post. Boy, that iron is so beautiful...About Connie Goldmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692036192982321626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-20088403868495662962014-03-03T19:51:02.931-05:002014-03-03T19:51:02.931-05:00Oh yes, Chris, there is certainly a spiritual year...Oh yes, Chris, there is certainly a spiritual yearning in much contemporary abstract painting and in that of the past; think of Malevich and Kandinsky. But that was not the context in which the work in the show was presented, and any private spirituality is entirely different from useful objects created in a strict religious community. See the Facebook thread for more thoughts on this. Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-50736789281188164972014-03-03T19:46:34.653-05:002014-03-03T19:46:34.653-05:00Your objection to the press release's emphasis...Your objection to the press release's emphasis on formality highlights the omission of the Shakers' originating impulse to simplify, but I wonder if contemporary formalists might also possess a spiritual dimension to their pursuit.Chris Arabadjisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-71884757114297401262014-03-03T13:48:25.098-05:002014-03-03T13:48:25.098-05:00Thanks for reading, and I'm glad you liked the...Thanks for reading, and I'm glad you liked the post, Deborah and Ravenna.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-12639292526132491482014-03-03T10:10:15.275-05:002014-03-03T10:10:15.275-05:00thank you, this is great. I enjoy the photos and y...thank you, this is great. I enjoy the photos and your reflections upon the works and the premise.Ravenna Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11870831212657666842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-77097390572715633682014-03-03T08:32:06.033-05:002014-03-03T08:32:06.033-05:00This is a terrific collection and thoughtful comme...This is a terrific collection and thoughtful commentary, as always. Thanks so much for posting this Altoon.Deborah Barlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152621151325407328noreply@blogger.com