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Office:
CA 1006
Voice:
(910) 962-7609
FAX:
(910) 962-7106
E-mail: wilcoxa@uncw.edu |
EDUCATION:
M.F.A. Cranbrook Academy of Art
M.A. University of North Carolina Greensboro
B.A. University of North Carolina Greensboro
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Direct Response criticism and the art of use
Gauging value outside the market
Studio pedagogy
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Fundamentally, Aaron Wilcox is more interested
in becoming than being. Actions are ripe with promise. Where can this
lead? What questions does this raise?
This approach applies to studio practice and pedagogy equally. In
his own studio, the work is residue; what is left after active practice.
In the classroom studio, that same practice creates potential. As
students work with clay for the first time, that energy and frustration
is a foundation. It generates momentum towards seemingly limitless
possibilities. Along these lines, Mr. Wilcox spends significant time
considering the space between idea and product. In translation, something
magical happens, something unexpected. And it is here that all studio
practice begins anew.
Mr. Wilcox has recently completed two projects where he gave away
large numbers of pots and asked for responses. Both the process and
responses were enlightening. |
