Bruce metcalf writing process
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Bruce metcalf writing process
Hence my excitement when Pravu Mazumdar agreed to develop his own thoughts on the role of the critique, in a two-part essay titled Against Criticism. This is the second part of Pravu’s essay, in which he focuses on the critical writing of Bruce Metcalf.
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In the following two sections, I would like to flesh out some of the ideas developed in part 1 of my essay by taking a close look at some of the entries on the website of Bruce Metcalf, a “studio-jeweler” in his own terms, and a writer on jewelry-related issues.[1] To avoid any misunderstanding: I am not discussing Metcalf because I believe that he is in any way representative of current critical practices related to contemporary jewelry.
I am discussing his views merely as a contrasting foil for bringing into sharper focus the idea of critique as opposed to criticism, which I have tried to delineate in part 1. Metcalf’s ideas concerning the matter run quite contrary to mine.
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