Ceramics: Art and Perception

Derek Weisberg at Trotter&Sholer, NYC

Derek Weisberg’s primary medium is clay. All of the work represents the angst and the turmoil of living.

A human being consists of a collection of parts – a collage of experiences and influences he has consciously and unconsciously absorbed and incorporated in his make-up. What it is that makes each person

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