With the recent creation, by Yors Trooly, of the Bowl Movement, an innovative ceramics experimentation group with roots in Merceresque Tile making and concrete pouring, and RAW mark making (AKA unmediated? Scatological? Pataphysical?)) We are reflecting once more on some of the groups that were initial inspirations for the ongoing pursuit, down cul-de-sacs, (always) of the precipice approach to art making. This approach requires/demands no pre-planning. This is not necessarily the same as ‘automatic’. Thought goes into the bucket hand in hand with gut feeling. The famous judges (with us all our lives) now are embraced and in return attempt to work cooperatively in the execution of works that will be compelling and unrepeatable.
Asger Jorn, Pierre Alyechinsky, Karel Appel, the Lettrists, so on…Twombly (my brother cannot stand him although personally I have to admit a high degree of envy). There are many more. Have they squeezed out all the juice? Can I squeeze out more? Is my writing oblique? Is that a bad thing? Is that a failure of communication? What is communication—being blunt, in your face, direct, immediate, clear? RAW is pretty blunt, or ugly blunt. It all depends on perspective (a horrific word in the annals of Modern Art!!)
PS Yes, I’m having fun.
