. She tried to fill an area that nobody else was filling, and she did it well. Looking back 50 years later, will your faith in the Savior be the most powerful force that moved you forward? NEIL WILLIAMS: And, as a child, you perceive an object and you react to it; you practice it. She didn't encourage me to stop and nix it and do something else andbut very encouraging and learned a lot about keeping the work alive and interesting, NEIL WILLIAMS: and a part of which was making mistakes, NEIL WILLIAMS: accepting those mistakes, and, MIJA RIEDEL: Now, you graduated with a BFA in '81, and I can't tell from the CV if it's ceramics or a general craft. Finding your best friend paralyzed for life now in his room. And one of the famous things, we would laugh, and she would get in these vapor brain locks about trying to make a point. Does that resonate with you? And, it wasn't that way necessarily with painter and sculptors. It's in the family partnership and it's been a rental on and off since then. I would hope that I would make some contribution, in thatother artists' work who I like, which they have, and it's been really rewarding and fulfilling that they make a connection, they appreciate it, and they say, "Hey," you know, "Good work," or "Nice show," or "I love that piece," that kind of a thing. Lovecraft as writers had landed here. MIJA RIEDEL: What did she look for, Neil? She was doing wonderful paintings, big paintings. Great thinker, great under pressure, thoroughly recommend you work with Neil. And I was able toevery good piece I've made since I was 14 I've sold. A natural presenter and storyteller, Neil is a great client-facing guy and clients love him. And I remember evenyeah, now that you refresh my memory, she didmention that. He's got an incredible history, and he certainly deserves more attention for his work and for being a great professor of ceramics. 0000112045 00000 n So that's just one aspect of why clay is so responsive. "Mike Etheridge - Associate Creative DirectorBreakthrough Media, "Neil Williams is a talented Head of Copy. H\@y P]% 1qt&b> B@/|&k~]JtwnvihavopS)\>rvq|6zL6?IUGw{)s\{9~7?^O|uFfhm0%$*6zM*. Duchamp was right, it can be a drug for a lot of people throughout history. But then he would calm down, and heand I don't know, I'm sure that has to do with his also being a veteran and, NEIL WILLIAMS: you know, he nearly died from malaria and whatever other issues, but, MIJA RIEDEL: I did speak with someone else who said that the war was deeply traumatic for him. You'll have a good life. You know, I said, "What about those other colors?" Beautiful form. WebNeil Williams Cyber Security Expert for Lawyers & Professional Service Companies. MIJA RIEDEL: Had you see Paulus Berensohn's book Finding One's Way with Clay? And also the palliative qualities of color context, andit was all very fascinating to me. And then I realizedlet go of that and just realized by turning inside and making nice work, making good work, in a very, very small way, can do that. Toby Covich and I see each other all the time. ", NEIL WILLIAMS: I like that feeling of accomplishment at the end of the day, of exhaustion that you've given, and you've been able toespecially working with clay, you manifest something out of nothing but a ball of mud. And that's where you gotthat's where the questions started to create a depth of experience, and hopefully would manifest in the work, having depth and character and room for growth in that. WebThis is Aalto. NEIL WILLIAMS: Art critic writers, I don't know, they didn't reallythey lose me after a while. But, so as far as fitting into the bigger picture of the art world, the American art market, American art world, I justit's pretty simple. But I feel like people who go to the prophets, they go to other people of faith, and that can end up strengthening their faith when they feel like theyre slipping., For Macee Pickup, social media can also be a tool for good as she tries to fill her feed with uplifting quotes and insights or share messages with people, she said. WebRacing and Sports is a technology, data, digital and media company that services the global racing and wagering industry, and has been a trusted racing industry provider for over 20 years. Some cookies are placed by third party services that appear on our pages. Copyright in all R&S materials is owned by Racing and Sports Pty Ltd (R&S). MIJA RIEDEL: Okay. MIJA RIEDEL: Mm-hmm. xb```"6F= ac`a&qpcaFSn`@I9Oz%uG E f[lvu>qfdn){sRiR & vtt40 MIJA RIEDEL: But the principal and art teacher encouraged you to use it and then you'd cart the work over to. I don't want that to be too decorative. Manuel Neri? NEIL WILLIAMS: Oh yes, it was a draw for her. Let's talk about some of your early days. NEIL WILLIAMS: He would write stuffI mean, I'd find little notes all over the place, little critiques about, you know. ", "I have worked with many different Creative Directors at a variety of top agencies, and Neil is one that I would definitely recommend. I would say, "Yeah, all right Viola. And those were very inspirational. You work with it, it's a direct immediate response to your energy, your strengths, your fingerprint. So, he filled the word in her life, and she filled the visuals in his. She wasthe figures were getting bigger. MIJA RIEDEL: You were mentioning a younger friend who has been a significant part. MIJA RIEDEL: And you did many, many group shows [. And vocabulary and marks that are important to you, not necessarily another language, but things that you'll start repeating, and then there's the journey in finding out why they're important to you. Great thinker, great under pressure, thoroughly recommend you work with Neil." I'm thinking of a story that someone told [me MR]something happened to Charles and he was in the hospital, and, MIJA RIEDEL: a couple of friends came over to visit Viola, and they said there was just no conversation, nobody was talking. It's not broken up by vertical throwing lines. That's where I see more of those thingsspirituality isif it'syou know, makes any contribution, if somebody sees it, and they get a charge out of it, or if they see it and it stimulates something in them, spiritually, or in thoughts, or physically, which color and form can do, then it can have a profoundlike Charles Fiske would say, "Profound physiological effect on a person.". MIJA RIEDEL: How extraordinary. She gotit was the height of making those big men, and they were enormous. And then the content would be the sum of the above. And Viola was the same way. But the pressure on those, I can't imagine some of them. Used to get overwhelmed by it. And if they don't, then that's okay, too. WebThis is Aalto. Clay people were always very positive and helpful of each other, and loved looking at each other's work. I believe in creative bravery,the commercial power of creativity,keeping things simple, integrity, the importance of craft, a healthy amount of chaos, and always rememberingto be yourself. This information is provided for entertainment purposes only. NEIL WILLIAMS: Very good partner and a beautiful girl. And she was giggling all the time about stuff, yeah. And they thought it would bring about 17, it brought $39 million, and he took it all and he gave it toyou know, museums and charities, and he put it back in the arts. 0000057725 00000 n NEIL WILLIAMS: No, it's been nice. I thought his move to the Gold Coast was based on 2013, 2014 or something like that? 0 I mean there'sI never wasI've left all of the heavy softcore and hardcore conceptual work for the big boys and girls. NEIL WILLIAMS: She talked aboutwell, she talked out milking depression for all it was worth. ", NEIL WILLIAMS: Yeah. It would be nice to be included more in some of these things but I don'tit's my fault, I don't make the effort, and I don't have the energy for it. He had the CaliforniaHuell Howser for KVIE? MIJA RIEDEL: Okay. [Laughs.] . You approach it from a different way than you might otherwise. Right. Because I know the dad had a huge collection of junk, too. NEIL WILLIAMS: No, they didn't have them then. [Affirmative.] Gosh, who was there then, [Vernon] Coykendall, NEIL WILLIAMS: Boy, I can't think of who else was then. Why are we here? And I also remember something funny about the Thomas Albright. NEIL WILLIAMS: with their own work. You know, making art and celebrate safely. If it doesn't, then, for me, it's still stayed alive and interesting. I mean, you get on it, and you know it's right, and it's not satisfying like Thiebaud said, but you're still pushing on it and chewing on it. My older brothers had a friend who was a parolee out of Soledad. NEIL WILLIAMS: Ijust looking back when you were asking questions about my past and stuff, I don't think about that much. NEIL WILLIAMS: Story telling was really important to her, and she talked about that. NEIL WILLIAMS: So it bolstered herI could see it really bolstered a certain competence level, to be able toyou know, even though she wasn't necessarily good at speaking in some public arenas, she was really thought-provoking when she was talking about her work. And she says, "I hope some of my students show up. And him and his friend, during a drunk night and dinner, conceived of them. And then she would reneg on them, and then she would make them again, and then she woulddepending on how nervous she was about sales or what else was going on andI think she felt that it was one of those things she didn't want to lock herself into. Copyright in all R&S materials is owned by Racing and Sports Pty Ltd (R&S). ", "Neil is a great person to work with on every level. And yours feels like that to you as well? MIJA RIEDEL: Was there a sense of humor or spirit of playfulness in her work? He had a really good background fromin painting. This is not an easy path.". He said they were crying and hanging on each other and weeping. He said, "Cezanne's apples on the table have always done that for me. So, Viola was drivenI mean, people are going to be writing and trying to figure out whatdriven to fill the void and toembrace a fulfillment in life thatI mean, we all want to feel like we had some cause and purpose and we were here for a reason. So, it's a painting in the round, and thenlike I said earlierit was five years to get the front side, another five years to work on the back side, and still working on all the transitional sides. I was just a kid. About a year later, he met Kathy Williams. NEIL WILLIAMS: as a grounding or point of departure, of context. There was something not aswasn't as detail-concentrated. Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website. [Affirmative.] It's all very personal, it's all about the instructor. NEIL WILLIAMS: And it was already in color, but sheand she literally used those directly in some of her images when she exploded. BA (Law) degree University of Durban-Westville (Now University of Kwa-Zulu Natal), LLB degree (Post graduate) - University of Durban-Westville, LLM (Labour Law) degree - University of South Africa, Admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa 1993, Admitted advocate of the High Court of South Africa 1996, Re-admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa 1998, Appointed part-time CCMA Commissioner - 2014, Senior State Advocate Office for Serious Economic Offences (1996) & Asset Forfeiture Unit (2001), Head of Legal Services City of Tshwane (2005) and City of Johannesburg Property Company (2006), Head of the Cartels Unit Competition Commission of South Africa 2008. When they set up a little, they're cut to draw reference to a canvas. NEIL WILLIAMS: So they're in thethey're already in the collection there. To keep a brightness of hope, individuals must be right before the Lord, Elder Andersen continued. Those kinds of things you want toyou knowwho do you turn to say, "This is not fair." MR] From what you're saying, it sounds as if he gave herhe helped her work with words, and a verbal way to think, MIJA RIEDEL: and describe, talk about her work. There's a lot of differentso I think the big influence and motivation, inspiration, is feeling my life being simpler, and the work being, like I said, cleaner in a way. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your account data and we will send you a link to reset your password. NEIL WILLIAMS: But I guess she had to go with it. In speaking to a packed arena in the Marriott Center on the Provo, Utah, campus on Tuesday, Elder Andersen asked students: What are your hopes and plans for your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ in the next 50 years? MIJA RIEDEL: would she talk to you, show you books? Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speaks during the campus devotional in the Marriott Center on the BYU campus in Provo, Utah, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. But the spiritual part of itI don't really. Jointly published by the Deseret News and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, its content supports the doctrines, principles and practices of the Church. Some of them reminded me of Hieronymus Bosch for some reason. [Affirmative.] It washaving an arsenal, collecting an arsenal of weaponry. They are altered, deconstructed, or shifted into different sections and reattached. Racing and Sports is a Registered Trademark. Blackouts, are you referring to? I mean, Betty Asher's, Stphane Janssen's collection wasare you familiar with him at all? And it'sI don't run around feeling proud of it, but I guess I am. He said, "I knew what I supposed to be doing." MIJA RIEDEL: would be highly disagreed with in many other cultures. NEIL WILLIAMS: I've always been able to make and sell good pots. It dates back to 1937, is that right? So I don't know. What Are We? The good, the bad, and the ugly. There was a certain suggestion and guidance, kind of, or a guidance through suggestion. [Affirmative.] My father was a county exec to the Board of Supervisors for Placer County. MIJA RIEDEL: You said something yesterday that I want to go back and revisit briefly. [Laughs.] And what a lovely turn of phrase to use when talking to them. I was hooked on and was dedicated to making vessels as a concept. She would do that, during the bulk of the day, and then she'd go in the house and paint and draw all night, and get right back up and do it again. I went, I mean Iit was high marks all through school. startxref I just hope that when all is said and done that it's, "He made some beautiful things, some nice pieces. NEIL WILLIAMS: Oh my gosh, where did it come from? 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