Part 26 of an interview series in which I pose the same six questions to artists of all types, to find out their individual mechanisms of creativity (previous interviews: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 ) . This interview is with Seth Friedman , a sculptor living in the Pacific northwestern United States. I first encountered him via Twitter , a sort of throw-away social medium that led me in fact to a website full of work that combines hefty materials like stone with real wit. "I Like Arabia and Arabia Likes Me," 2011, Persian travertine, 14" x 22" x 17" PH: What medium/media do you chiefly use, and why? SF : I feel like Richard Simmons’ to rocks: pretty much any kind will do. My special affection is saved for marble (Italian Carrara/Irania...
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