Contemporary Ceramics
$55.00
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
12 November 2009
Summary
A worldwide survey of the most distinctive, intensely creative and innovative recent work, this book makes sense of a vast and increasingly diverse area of burgeoning talent, ranging from makers of functional objects, such as teapots and tableware, to those who explore the boundaries and possibilities of clay as an artistic medium.
Over the last decade the gulf that traditionally existed between the realms of ‘fine art’ and ‘craft’ has narrowed, resulting in a shift in perception of w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780500514870 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0500514879 |
| Author: | Emmanuel Cooper |
| Publisher: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Imprint: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 12 November 2009 |
| Weight: | 1.47kg |
| Dimensions: | 35mm x 218mm x 241mm |
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Critics Review
“A comprehensive guide for collectors and artists alike.”
‘Its scope is exemplary, and his selection likely to be the subject of lively and valuable controversy … This is a sourcebook of the highest calibre’ - Crafts Magazine
‘Beautiful’ - The Daily Telegraph
Emmanuel Cooper
Emmanuel Cooper is Visiting Professor in Ceramics and Glass at the Royal College of Art. Among his previous books are Bernard Leach: Life and Work, Janet Leach: A Potter’s Life and Ten Thousand Years of Pottery.
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