{"product_id":"whitman-jim-title-resilience-no-1","title":"Whitman, Jim Title: Resilience No. 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJim Whitman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eResilience No. 1\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8.75 x 8.125 x 8.125\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePorcelain with Manganese Oxide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e$175\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Resilience No. 1” explores transformation in the wake of violence. A fiber brush, dipped in manganese oxide, was used to assault the vessel while the clay was still soft. Approaching the clay's breaking point, the mark left behind remains raw while the interior is glazed to ensure the vase is watertight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 128, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist's Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOscar Wilde once said works of art are as useless as flowers, good for just a fleeting moment of joy.  If he's right, then the pursuit of uselessness in useful ceramic ware, i.e., making something that can both serve a function and serve as an object of beauty in its own right, is what motivates me as a potter. Indeed, I most enjoy making unusual vases, and because their only purpose is to hold “useless” flowers, I happily admit that most of my work is doubly useless—with the hope that each piece gives twice the amount of joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy twisting, folding, poking, prodding, and sometimes violently assaulting the clay, I try to capture its endless flexibility while also blurring the boundary between art and utility. Rather than seek perfect symmetry, I purposely distort my pieces, set them off-center, or juxtapose incongruent elements. With minimal use of color and glazes, my pottery celebrates the honesty and immediacy of raw, unglazed surfaces, which create a tactile bridge from me to you. I embrace, and try to encourage, the unpredictability of clay, as the space between intention and chance most often holds those moments of joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"May 2026 All Media Juried Exhibition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51975676199214,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/8101\/files\/Whitman_Jim_ResilienceNo.1_Porcelain_175.jpg?v=1776804732","url":"https:\/\/www.crossroadsartcenter.com\/products\/whitman-jim-title-resilience-no-1","provider":"Crossroads Art Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}