Ethan McKellar is a ceramic artist who connects traditional conventions with contemporary societal and cultural issues. His work seeks to bridge individuality and outside pressures of everyday existence.
noun
The act or process of consuming.
The state of being consumed
An amount consumed.
Consumption
The feeling of powerlessness is a modern constant instilled through the objects around us. Our culture is boiled down to disposability and lacking a sense of permanence.
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the state of being able to proceed with something with little effort or difficulty.
Convenience
Objects permeate our space and deliver to us its purpose: to be used.
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The assignment of a commercial value to something previously valueless.
Commodification
To take an object designated as waste and make it more precious.
noun
Physical or mental exertion, especially when difficult or exhausting; work. synonym: work.
Similar: work
A specific task or effort, especially a painful or arduous one.
A particular form of work or method of working.
"manual labor."
Labor
noun
Skill in doing or making something, as in the arts; proficiency. synonym: skill.
Similar: skill
Skill in evasion or deception; guile.
An occupation or trade requiring manual dexterity or skilled artistry