Furthermore, if visual appreciation suppresses physical use, primitively expressive pottery tends to turn into a visual fetish. If specific physical or ceremonial roles are no longer in demand, primitive pottery forms normally vanish from the potter's repertoire. Evolving a new context requires a creative user and a heartfelt object. The artistic grail is a potent object that compels the discovery of a fitting use. Even meaningful ceremonial uses require more than lip service attesting to the ritual aspects of a strictly mentally-appreciated object.
Real utility restores an ancient form to contemporary life.
Daily interaction with an evocative storage jar promises seeing beyond what is initially granted by sight alone. If no use occurs, the artistic gamble has probably been lost due to excessive appropriation. In its time, the context of primitive art was as sophisticated as is today's realm of modern art. Without close inquiry, it is assumed that tradition merely communicates an antagonistic, anti-modern sensibility. Yet, in literature for example, it is immaterial that English is both an ancient and modern language.