The Q&A session of my public PhD defense where I answer the questions of Brad Evans, Professor of Political Violence at the department of Politics, Languages & International Studies at the University of Bath.
Another intensive and illuminating discussion on the topic. This concept would never see the light of day but for Athar brining it into focus. It is very thought provoking - especially in light of 350,000,000 years old sedimentary rocks sitting around until some Roman comes along and figures out a way to build an aqueduct to Segovia ... So much for the Carrerra marble, that's an act of violence extrodinaire taking that mountain apart to tile the bathroom, make kitchen counter tops, or mercifully some guy like Rodin comes along and does "The Kiss" ... Athar please continue this highly inspiring series. You should be nearing the PhD landing zone, thanks for the indulgence
Thank you so much for your constant support John, I am grateful that my four years of study and research on the topic are being appreciated. There's a couple more of such videos coming up soon and then I'll dive into my studio to document and share my sculpting process and the thoughts that come along. Cheers!
I will apply anthropomorphism to metamorphism. Every mass of marble has died twice already. It began as calcium and carbon dioxide dissolved in a sea, then solidified into either limestone or the shells of tiny lifeforms, which die and sink, then semi-melted and massively squeezed, often by plate tectonics, into marble. So what the sculptor does is perhaps very post-mortem? Yet I agree it still feels - and is - brutal to strike it.
