[tompottery2024]

as a dedicated potter, I'm quite offended; although I'd refer to what I do as craft, rather than art, as I'm not trying to convey any particular idea through my pots, other than say, "this is a nice bowl"...

unfortunately, unlike a drawing, it is hard to share awesome pots in the way they are meant to be appreciated, you do need to pick them up and see how they sound and feel... this wouldn't work out well in a museum

[dahart]

Offended by the question? Why? I’m sure you’re joking a little, but the question isn’t well formulated, not worth even being mock-offended over, and anyway, it was primarily about the audience’s point of view, not the artist’s. There are lots of crafts made for touch: linens, knives and utensils, clothing, furniture, violins, etc.. And lots of art is made with the hands, like sculpture & music. Isn’t pottery’s main criteria to hold things well and secondarily to look good while holding things? Unless it’s made as a sort of musical instrument, when is the sound of a pot important for evaluating it? I can see enjoying the touch & sound of certain decorative pottery (which may means it’s intended to be non-functional visual art, to be looked at and not meant to hold anything?), but generally even if I wanted to, I can’t pick up and touch other people’s decorative pottery or handle museum pottery unless explicitly invited. So yeah, if sound & feel is the intent, I can see it being quite difficult to share that.