which, moreover, has not yet entered the mainstream which, moreover, of appreciation has not yet or entered taste, the characterizatiostream of which appreciation fits the or Masts taste, perfectly.) characterization Their main- commitment which fits the to education Masts perfectly.) and emerging Their commitment comprehensive, to education their and emerging collecting artists practice is com- de- artists is fined prehensive, by exploratory their collecting participation. practice They defined tend by to know exploratory the names participation. of younger They emerging tend to know talent the yet names unheard of younger of by their emerging collecting talent peers yet unheard – they look of by at their micro collecting studios peers as well – they as visit look to at megaart studios fairs, Art as well Basel Miami, visit to pop-ups, megaart fairs, community Art Ba- micro centers sel Miami, and pop-ups, one day community happenings. centers In addition and one day happenings. In addition to established galleries, they regularly attend Gallery Project in to established galleries, they regularly attend Gallery Project in Ann Arbor, Motor City Ann Arbor, Motor City Brewing, Next Step Studios, and the Contemporary Art Institute Detroit Brewing, Next Step Studios, and the Contemporary (CAID) Art which Institute is a parent Detroit organization (CAID) which for Detroit is a parent Contemporary organization Gallery, for Lady Detroit Bug Contemporary Gallery, and Gallery, Whitdel Lady Arts. Bug Pieces Gallery, playful and and Whitdel serious Arts. find Pieces their way playful into the and collection serious like find a their toddler way sneaking collection cookies into like the a grocery toddler basket. sneaking They cook- find into the ies themselves into at grocery capacity basket. for space, They but find unable themselves stop the at momentum. capacity for They space, are but true unable collectors. stop the momentum. They are true collectors. to But what is more, the Masts are known to the But local what art is community more, the as Masts serious are contributors known to the of local time, art attention, community and as support serious to Michigan contributors artists of and arts organizations. The study and acquisition of this collection of works lead Marilyn and time, attention, and support to Michigan artists and arts organizations. The study and acquisition Tim Mast to a deep engagement with artists, arts of and this culture collection and of educational works lead collecting Marilyn and institutions Mast to in a Metro deep Detroit. engagement Their with participation artists, Tim arts in the and Detroit culture Institute and educational of Arts (DIA) collecting committee, Friends in Metro of Modern Detroit. and Their Contemporary participation Art institutions in (FMCA), the Detroit an auxiliary Institute of of the Arts DIA, (DIA) and committee, the Friends FMCA and of Modern Friends and of Prints Contemporary Drawings and Art travel in (FMCA), Photographs an auxiliary (FPDF) of formerly the DIA, known and travel as the in the Graphic FMCA Arts and Society, Friends has of Prints had a Drawings significant and impact on their (FPDF) knowledge formerly and friendships known as with the Photographs Graphic collectors Arts in Society, Detroit, Kansas has had City, a significant and beyond. impact on their knowledge and friendships with collectors in Detroit, Kansas City, and beyond. The Masts have found a home at Cranbook The Academy Masts of have Art, found a board a home on which at Cranbook Tim has Academy been a member of Art, a and board chaired on which the nominating Tim has been committee a member over and the course chaired of the twelve nominating years. committee Tim’s childhood over the wonderment course of for twelve Pewabic years. Pottery continued childhood in wonderment his adult life as for he Pewabic devoted Tim’s Pottery continued in his adult life as he devoted 22 twenty years to their governing Board (including chair) years and to exhibition their governing committee. Board (including One gets twenty chair) the sense, and exhibition hearing stories committee. of the One collection, gets the that sense, it is a private hearing accretion stories of of the a very collection, social that engagement. private Each accretion piece of is a about very social stories engagement. and people, it is a Each remembrances piece is about of relationship stories and people, and inspiration, remembrances manifestations of relationship of their support and inspiration, and encouragement of more of their than support one hundred and encouragement and fifty ce- manifestations of ramic more artists. than one The hundred Masts’ and collection fifty ceramic has been artists. rightly The influenced Masts’ collection by their has active been participation rightly influ-ienced the intellectual, by their active museum, participation and student in the life intellec- at the tual, museum, and student life at the Cranbrook Cranbrook Academy of Art. Masts have a deep Academy of Art. The Masts have a deep connection and understanding of the particular form of connection and understanding of the particular form of modernism from which the school was modernism from which the school was born and the born innovative and the innovative yet retreat-like yet retreat-like experience experience Cranbrook offers. The school offers. attracts The school a slightly attracts more a Cranbrook mature slightly student more mature base, many student of whom base, have many been of practicing whom have artists been and practicing many from artists divergent and fields many who from bring divergent a high fields level of who professionalism bring a high to level their of studio professionalism research and to their tend studio to produce research collectable tend works to produce during collectable their educational works exploration. during their and Knowing educational and exploration. tracking each Knowing artist has become and tracking each of intellectual/ artist has personal become past a sort time. of Marilyn intellec- a sort and tual/personal Tim have past a zeal time. for the Marilyn artists and in their Tim collection have a zeal - for there the are artists files in and their spreadsheets collection - there that reflect this, evidences of the collector-trackerhunter. The artists mark eras and historic events are files and spreadsheets that reflect this, evidences of the collector-tracker-hunter. The artists mark eras and historic events and transi- and transitions for the couple, “we acquired this when...” tions for the couple, “we acquired this when...” Shirley White Black, Shirley Wing, White 10x20x14, Black, 1981. “Wing”, 10x20x14, 1981
23 Tim Mast Tim Mast Janet Janet Ayako Ayako Neuwalder, Cocoon, “Cocoon”, 11x17x12, 1990; and “Bundle” 8x11x10, 1989. Mast Janet Ayako Neuwalder, “Cocoon”, 11x17x12, 1990; and “Bundle” 8x11x10, 1989. Mast Tim Mast Janet Ayako Janet Ayako Neuwalder, Neuwalder, “Cocoon”, “Cocoon”, 11x17x12, 11x17x12, 1990; 1990; and “Bundle” and “Bundle” 8x11x10, 8x11x10, 1989. 1989. per: Upper: Rebecca Rebecca Upper: Tufts, Tufts, Rebecca “Sliced “Sliced Tufts- Loaf”, Loaf”, Bhowmick, 6x8x3, 6x8x3, 2003; 2003; per: Sliced Loaf, 6x8x3, 2003; Lower: Upper: Rebecca Adele Rebecca Tufts, Lower: Barres, “Sliced Tufts, Adele “Kuru-Kuru”, “Sliced Loaf”, Loaf”, 6x8x3, Barres, Kuru-Kuru, 1987. 6x8x3, 2003; 2003; wer: Adele Barres, “Kuru-Kuru”, 1987. wer: Lower: Adele Adele Barres, Barres, “Kuru-Kuru”, “Kuru-Kuru”, 1987. 1987. 1987. 1. 81.
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